[Auto Loan Billboard]

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Photograph of a United States National Bank billboard advertising fast auto loans with an image of the U.S. in the center and a man with a broken car in the lower-left corner. Buildings are visible through the billboard posts along the right and center of the image, including the Gaidos Motel directly behind the board. At the right side of the image, cars are driving on Seawall Boulevard along the Gulf of Mexico (far right).

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1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm.

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Jules Lauve, Jr., Inc. 1965~.

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Photograph of a United States National Bank billboard advertising fast auto loans with an image of the U.S. in the center and a man with a broken car in the lower-left corner. Buildings are visible through the billboard posts along the right and center of the image, including the Gaidos Motel directly behind the board. At the right side of the image, cars are driving on Seawall Boulevard along the Gulf of Mexico (far right).

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1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm.

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Stamped on back: "Jules Lauve, Jr., Inc. Outdoor Advertising. Location: ___39th & Boulevard___ Repaint Date: ___6-1-65___"

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Harris and Eliza Kempner

One of Galveston’s most iconic families, the Kempner family influenced the social and philanthropic landscape of Galveston, and its members created an expansive economic empire. This collection includes both personal papers and documentation of the family's involvement in business and industry.

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[Letter from Jules Lauve, Jr., Inc. to Joe Lofton, August 19, 1965] (Letter)

[Letter from Jules Lauve, Jr., Inc. to Joe Lofton, August 19, 1965]

Letter from Jules Lauve, Jr., Inc. to Joe Lofton discussing an enclosed color snapshot of a advertising bulletin for the United States National Bank.

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[Letter from Jules Lauve, Jr., Inc. to Joe Lofton, August 19, 1965], ark:/67531/metapth1093294

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  • 1965~

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Jules Lauve, Jr., Inc. [Auto Loan Billboard], photograph, 1965~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1092806/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.

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