Postmark Date: 1957
Era: Chrome Era
Condition: Used
The description on the back of the card:
Akron’s Greatest National Sport Event. “All American Soap Box Derby.” Scene showing Derby Downs with Race being run.
Publisher: Central News Co., Akron, Ohio. Genuine Natural Color. Made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N.Y.
Central News Company was a major publisher and distributor of postcards, newspapers, and periodicals through their regional branches. There was a branch in Akron, Ohio that largely produced view-cards of Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
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Thomas A. Dexter was the inventor of gang printing. His company printed a wide variety of postcard subjects as linens and photochromes in New York from 1934-1980.
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Rights Info: Most likely public domain due to inadequate copyright statements, but it would be best to credit the original publishers and distributors.
