Title	1939: Ag grads buy Fords
Description	This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 2nd edition, 1996, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 157: These eleven agriculture students bought identical 1939 Ford Deluxe Tudor Sedans for $700 each when they graduated from API. Salesman Joseph B. Sarver, Jr., later executive secretary of the Auburn Alumni Association for more than 25 years, arranged for delivery at Atlanta Ford plant as soon as they buyers had jobs with which to make the payments. When he sold the cars, Sarver was working for Anderson Blackburn, who in about 1930 began managing Auburn's first Ford agency. Sam Teague, later an Auburn city councilman, also worked briefly as a salesman for Blackburn. Blackburn was called "coach" by the football players, and he let them borrow used and demonstrator cars for dates in the 1930s. Photo source: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Sarver, Jr.
Date	1939
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Automobiles -- Alabama Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Male college students -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Ford automobile
EOA Categories	Business & Industry -- Retailing Education -- Higher Education History -- 1929-1945: The Great Depression and World War II
Original Medium	black and white photograph, 1889 x 1301 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	ed2p141004.tif
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 2nd edition. 1996.
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
Rights	This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge