transportation, buses, public transportation, London
The Old Routemaster buses are definitely an icon of London transportation. They are the buses where you could jump on and off at the back. There was a ticket inspector to sell you a ticket onboard from a machine they had hung round their neck, and the driver was tucked away in a cab at the front. Unfortunately, they went out of general service at the end of 2005 as they were not accessible for wheelchairs and baby strollers. The buses are still used on the historic number 9 line.
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United Kingdom -- England -- London -- Trafalgar Square
Black and white photograph of Michigan Central Station, Detroit, Michigan. Date and creator unknown. From the Historic Detroit description: "MCS and the sheds / Photo from the Detroit Free Press Archives"
http://www.historicdetroit.org/galleries/michigan-central-station-old-photos/
Historic Detroit
Historic Detroit - Buildings
Bicycles and tricycles--United States--1880-1890.
Woman, on tricycle followed by men on high-wheelers.
Sandham, Hy ; aquarelle print by L. Prang & Co.
Edited from the image found on the Library of Congress website: http://memory.loc.gov/master/pnp/cph/3g030000/3g03000/3g03g043u.tif
Hack 2-433px-Bicycling-ca1887-bigwheelers.jpg
2005: Heber Valley Railroad, Heber Creeper
Heber City (UT); Wasatch Mountain Railway; Steam Locomotive;
Heber City Utah's Heber Creeper, No. 618 Steam Locomotive
Heber City; Utah; Wasatch Mountain Railroad
Sailboat right before a storm hits in the North Sea, showing the potential danger of relying on this kind of transportation
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Jpg Photograph Dimensions: 4.8x3.2 inches
Transportation, Buses, Public transportation, Animals, Cats
According to the photographer: "A somewhat unusual passenger on the 73 bus; he sat in his seat, washing himself matter-of-factly, as if it were a perfectly normal place for a cat to be." Bob the ginger cat is the companion of James Bowen, who is a street musician who sells the homeless persons' magazine Big Issue in London. Bowen rescued Bob and the two now go everywhere together. Bowen wrote about his life with Bob in the book A Street Cat Named Bob.
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hats women's clothing & accessories bush Camels Camels--Queensland Camels--Queensland--Equipment and supplies
A woman in a long dress, jacket and a large picture hat is sitting side-saddle on a camel. The camel's bridle and the houdah are adorned in an oriental style with tassels and pompoms. An open sided tent can be seen in the background. ca. 1880
Out of copyright. For further information http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/home/copyright
1945: Me travel? Not this summer: vacation at home
World War, 1939-1945; Transportation--Energy conservation--United States--Posters ; World War, 1939-1945--Transportation--United States--Posters ; War posters, American ; Conserve materials for the war effort
This poster shows a man sitting in a chair, next to a jug of lemonade, with an electric fan blowing on him. The man is in his shirtsleeves and wearing slippers. He is smoking a pipe and has a newspaper in his lap. His dog is curled on the floor next to the ottoman on which the man is resting his feet. This World War II poster was intended to recommend that citizens stay home instead of traveling, as a way to conserve gasoline and rubber tires.
Dorne, Albert, 1904-1965 ; United States. Office of Defense Transportation ; U.S. Government Printing Office
Northwestern University Library: World War II Poster Collection
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An unidentified man sits behind the wheel of a 1952 MG automobile, the pace car for that year's Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Championship Stock Car Race. The photo was taken August 4 at the United Fruit Company's waterfront warehouse. The vessel Inigma Fela rests in the water.
University of South Alabama, McCall Library
The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama
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http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/usa01/id/112/rec/3
1912: Front page of The World, 16 April 1912, headlining the sinking of the Titanic
Titanic (Steamship)--Disasters--North Atlantic Ocean--1910-1920. Newspapers--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920.
Front page newspaper article headlining the sinking of the Titanic. From The World newspaper.
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
No copyright restriction known. Staff photographer reproduction rights transferred to Library of Congress through Instrument of Gift.
2010: Hanse Sail – Kogge Ubena von Bremen
Hanse Kogge Ubena, Bremen in Warnemuende
A cog (or cog-built vessels) is a type of ship that first appeared in the 10th century, and was widely used from around the 12th century on. Cogs were generally built of oak, which was an abundant timber in the Baltic region of Prussia. This vessel was fitted with a single mast and a square-rigged single sail. These vessels were mostly associated with seagoing trade in medieval Europe, especially the Hanseatic League, particularly in the Baltic Sea region. They ranged from about 15 meters to 25 meters in length (49 ft to 82 ft) with a beam of 5 to 8 meters (16 ft to 26 ft), and the largest cog ships could carry up to about 200 tons.[1] For more information and source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cog_(ship)
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Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rostock
Transportation, Buses, Public Transportation, American history, Civil Rights, Rosa Parks, Henry Ford Museum, Montgomery, Alabama
This is the bus Rosa Parks was riding when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955. At the time, Jim Crow laws in Alabama demanded that seating on buses be racially segregated. Ms. Parks' action sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became an important episode in the Civil Rights movement. The bus was identified through the bus company's records, and purchased and restored by the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Creative Commons license, non-derivative
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United States -- Alabama -- Montgomery County -- Montgomery
2010: Montgomery, Union Station Train Shed
Montgomery, AL; Union Station; Railroad Stations; Montgomery County, AL
Looking west towards the old Union Station train shed in Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, AL; Riverfront; Union Station
Trains; Railroads; Depots; Transportation; Browns, AL; Dallas County, AL
This photograph depicts Browns, Alabama's train station. Browns, Alabama is an unincorporated town in Dallas County, Alabama.
1890s: Ships in the Harbor, Naples, Italy
Ships in harbor at Naples, Italy. ca. 1890-1900
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Segelschulschiff der Bundesmarine, Sailing Schoolship of the German Navy
The Gorch Fock is a tall ship of the German Navy (Deutsche Marine). She is the second ship of that name and a sister ship of the Gorch Fock built in 1933. Both ships are named in honour of the German writer Johann Kinau who wrote under the pseudonym "Gorch Fock" and died in the battle of Jutland/Skagerrak in 1916. The modern-day Gorch Fock was built in 1958 and has since then undertaken 146 cruises (as of October 2006), including one tour around the world in 1988. She is sometimes referred to (unofficially) as the Gorch Fock II to distinguish her from her older sister ship.See this information and more details at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorch_Fock_(1958)
Germany – Schleswig-Holstein- Baltic Sea.
Trains; Railroads; Depots; Transportation; Auburn, AL; Lee County, AL
The Auburn, Alabama train depot undergoing renovation in 1971.
32.6104496,-85.4806472 United States--Alabama--Lee-Auburn
Black and white photograph of the Women's Lounge in the Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio. Date and creator unknown. From the Cincinnati Museum Center description: "Union Terminal opened in March of 1933, nine months ahead of schedule. Described as a "Temple to Transportation" by the local and national press, Union Terminal was in many ways a dream come true for Cincinnati. For 50 years, various plans had been put forward for a unified rail station in Cincinnati. Finally it had arrived, and it was undoubtedly one of the finest stations ever built." About this image: "The Women’s Lounge featured hand cut wall paper and hand cut, hand painted linoleum murals by Pierre Bourdelle."
http://www.cincymuseum.org/union-terminal/train-station
Cincinnati Museum Center
Temple to Transportation, 1933-1972
Chicago (Ill.); Local transit; Illinois; Chicago, Loop
CTA train on the El entering the Loop on a winter morning.
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World War, 1939-1945--Air operations. Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950. Aircraft carriers--1940-1950. Patriotism--1940-1950.
Poster showing Statue of Liberty, aircraft carrier, and bi-planes in flight. ca.1941-1943
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs
Transportation; Trains; Railroads; Depots; Auburn, AL; Lee County, AL
This photograph depicts passengers at the Auburn, Alabama train depot in 1899.
1929: Wheeler Motor Company, Mobile, Alabama
Wheeler Motor Company; Mobile, AL; Mobile County, AL
The Kangaroo Court at Wheeler Motor Company. It was sponsored by the Employees' Council of Self Government and Discipline, which acted as the business's moral police. Shown in the photo are Teressa Felis, the woman seated below the Chevrolet sign. She was the "court" stenographer. J. J. Herzog, the man seated at the podium, was the general manager. Standing to his right is Adrian Arras. The "jurors," seated in the right of the photo, were W. W. Redman, Walter Smith, Bob Moss, Joseph George, Robert Cheeseman, and Mr. Beaham.
Erik Overbey, University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
http://alamosindex.lib.auburn.edu/vufind/Record/SSusa01216
http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/216
Video about sailing on an older sailing boat, underlined with a version of La Paloma
Images of life on a larger sailing boat, with a youth group that is learning how to set sail, clean the ship and other necessary tasks.
Found on Youtube when specifiying Creative Commons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sbVd-mDtn8
1914: Loachapoka, Alabama Train Depot (February 24)
Railroads; Depots; Loachapoka, AL; Transportation; Snow; Lee County, AL
This photograph of Loachapoka Alabama train depot was taken on February 24, 1914.
Chicago (Ill.); maps; local transit; Illinois, chicago
Chicago Transit Authority local rail transit map showing stops and connections between lines including downtown inset.
1928: Duroc Jersey Hogs Being Shipped to Breeders in Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama
Duroc Jersey swine -- Alabama; Swine -- Alabama; Swine breeders -- Alabama; Railroads; Autauga County, AL; Prattville, AL; Swine -- Transportation -- Alabama
This picture depicts a train load of hogs being shipped to Duroc jersey breeders in Prattville, Autauga Co., AL on May 28, 1928.
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 archive@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
1930s: Clark Yarbrough in Goat Cart at Pebble Hill
Yarbrough, Clark; Auburn, AL; Lee County, AL; Pebble Hill; Yarbrough, Dr. Cecil; Strudwick, Mary; Goats
Clark Yarbrough, the son of Dr. Cecil Yarbrough and Mary Strudwick, is depicted in a goat cart with an unidentified companion at Pebble Hill, ca. 1930s.
Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities
Railroads; Depots; Auburn, AL; Transportation; Lee County, AL
This photograph is of the Auburn, Alabama Railroad Depot around 1900. The Depot burned down in 1904.
Aerial photograph of Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio. Date and creator unknown. From the Metro Cincinnati description: "The now-demolished concourse is shown at the upper right, and is now the site of an intermodal rail yard. A new concourse for commuter, regional, and high-speed rail service is proposed for the location. The taxi, bus, and streetcar ramps are seen on either side of the central rotunda. - See more at: http://metro-cincinnati.org/?page_id=138#sthash.3ZToTBtG.dpuf"
Metro Cincinnati
1943: Wastin' that "solid rubber" ain't in the groove
World War, 1939-1945; posters; propaganda; rubber; conservation;
This poster shows a man and woman, floating among clouds, with rubber tires hovering over their heads like halos. The man is facing the viewer and is holding onto a steering wheel that is not attached to a vehicle. He is wearing a grey zoot suit, red and yellow striped tie, grey fedora, and red shoes. The woman is turned away but is looking over her shoulder at the viewer. She is wearing a red dress, red hat, and black pumps. Both are pointing heavenwards with extended index fingers. This World War II poster was intended to recommend the conservation of rubber tires as the fashionable thing to do.
National Archives. Record Group 179: Records of the War Production Board, 1918-1947
http://research.archives.gov/description/533939
1943: Millions of troops are on the move: is your trip necessary?
World War, 1939-1945; posters; propaganda; trains; conservation;
This poster shows a large crowd of soldiers in front of several railway cars. This World War II poster was intended to influence viewers to curtail unnecessary travel so that scarce transportation resources could be used for war purposes.
United States Office of Defense Transportation; US Government Printing Office
Northwestern University Library Digital Collections: World War II Poster Collection
1942-11-08: In Our Opinion radio program: roundtable discussion of gasoline rationing in Detroit
World War, 1939-1945, Consumer rationing--United States--1940-1950
This sound recording captures a radio discussion of gasoline rationing in the Detroit, Michigan area, and its effect on war workers and war production. The speakers heard are John R. Richards, Supervisor of Gas Rationing, Office of Price Administration (OPA); Raymond Berry, Chairman of the Detroit Board of Commerce; Royce Howes, Detroit Free Press; and George Cushing, WJR moderator. The discussion is preceded by and followed by a bulletin announcing the Allied invasion of North Africa.
Office of Price Administration; Radio station WJR; Detroit Free Press
National Archives Records of the Office of Price Administration, 1940-1949: Sound Recordings Relating to Price Controls and the War Effort, 1941-1947
http://research.archives.gov/description/2205856
1942-06-12: President Franklin Roosevelt's radio address on the scrap rubber campaign
World War, 1939-1945, Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945, Consumer rationing--United States--1940-1950
This sound recording captures a radio address by the President, in which he appealed for support of the scrap rubber campaign. The campaign was held because the Japanese had cut off about 92 percent of the U.S. rubber supply.
Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945
United States National Archives: IBM: International Business Machines Corporation Collection, 1935-1945: Sound Recordings of Franklin D. Roosevelt Speeches, 1935 - 1945
http://research.archives.gov/description/2198578
1939: They like winter in New York State: the state that has everything
Skiing--New York (State)--1930-1950, Tourism--New York (State)--1930-1950, United States--Works Progress Administration
This poster was created to promote winter tourism in New York State. It depicts a man and woman cross-country skiing. Both are wearing blue snowsuits, red scarves, red-and-white striped mittens and socks, and brown shoes. A snow-covered hill is shown in the background. This poster was created as part of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/item/96508548/
1939: Indian Court Federal Building Golden Gate International Exposition
Golden Gate International Exposition--(1939-1940 :--San Francisco, Calif.), Indians of North America--Commemoration--California--San Francisco--1930-1940, Indians of North America--Subsistence activities, Navajo Indians--Subsistence activities--1930-1940, Antelope hunting, United States--Works Progress Administration
This poster was created for the Indian Court exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, CA. It depicts an antelope hunt and its style is similar to that used in Navajo art works. This poster was created as part of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/item/98518807/
United States--California--San Francisco, United States--New Mexico
1944: If your baby must travel in wartime
World War, 1939-1945; pamphlets; conservation; trains; buses; children;
This pamphlet gives advice to mothers traveling with babies and small children. Most of the information regards train travel but there are sections on bus and car travel as well. The pamphlet's advice assumes that the mother has no adults traveling with her.
United States Department of Labor Children's Bureau; US Government Printing Office
Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University, Historic Government Publications from World War II
This file may be freely used. Please cite Government Information Resources, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact ncds@smu.edu.
1942: Bus for US: We've parked our car to win the War
World War, 1939-1945; posters; propaganda; buses; conservation;
This poster shows a man and woman, dressed in winter overcoats and waiting at a bus stop. The man is also wearing a fedora hat and gloves, and the woman is wearing a headscarf, mittens, bobby socks, and saddle oxford shoes. This World War II poster was intended to recommend the use of mass transit (buses) instead of private vehicles, as a way to conserve gasoline and rubber tires.
United States National Archives. Records of the War Production Board, 1918-1947.
1943: Is your trip necessary? Needless travel interferes with the war effort
This poster shows a group of civilian and military travelers crowded into a railway car. Many have grim or unhappy expressions on their faces. This World War II poster was intended to influence viewers to curtail unnecessary travel so that scarce transportation resources could be used for war purposes.
Opelika, AL; Lee County, AL; Industry; Baked Goods
First opened by W.H. "Bud" Ingram in the Clement Hotel in Opelika in 1910, it moved to the Montgomery Brothers' Building in 1911 and to its own building on S 8th St. in 1914. Ingram sold the business to Jim Tom Hamilton in 1923 who moved the operation to three combined building on 231 8th. The bakery was purchased by Hamilton's son in 1936 and the name was changed from Ingram's to Hamilton's Bakery. In 1962, Hamilton built a new building at 101 Simmons St. and in 1964 the business was purchased by Flowers Baking Company of Thomasville, GA. The business is still in operation as of 2014.
Image and Text: "The Heritage of Lee County, Alabama"
Salem, AL; Lee County, AL; Industry; Grist Mill
Built by Rev. Michael Thomas sometime between 1830 and 1835, it was the first mill erected on Little Uchee Creek. Ownership of the mill is unknown until 1909 when G.W. McKinnon deeded the propert known as McKinnon Mill to his wife and children. The mill was sold to Daniel Porter Meadows in 1911 for $2,250 who later deeded it to his son in 1912. The grist mill was in continuous operation until 1971 when it was shut down.
Opelika, AL; Lee County, AL; Industry; Grist Mill
This grist mill was originally built in 1834 by Sam Carter and Henry Byrd as a sawmill. In 1848 John "Jack" Floyd purchased the property and in 1852 Floyd's Mill Rd (now US 29) was established. During the Civil War, the mill provided supplies to the Confederate government. The milll was destroyed in a flood in 1874, but was rebuilt by John W. and W.H.H. Griffin. In 1907, the eponymous George W. Bean bought the mill. He owned the property until his death in 1952 after which the mill sat unoccupied. During the 1930s, a canning school was set up by the extension service and FDR visited the site in 1939 on his way from Opelika to Warm Springs. Today the mill has been reconstructed as a historical site located at 6247 US 29 N, Opelika, AL.
Auburn, AL; Lee County, AL; African-American History; Religion; Segregation; National Register of Historic Places
Ebenezer Baptist Church was the second African-American church in the city of Auburn. The congregation was formed in 1868 and construction completed on the building in 1870. Ebenezer served as the primary member of the Auburn District Association, a collection of 27 African-American Baptist churches in Lee, Macon, and Tallapoosa counties. The association provided monetary support to the Baptist Colored University in Selma and for the creation of African-American schools in Opelika. After the departure of the Ebenezer congregation in 1969, the building was renovated by the Auburn Heritage Association. It currently serves as the home of the Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Image: Auburn University, http://www.auburn.edu/academic/classes/hist/3970/m2a.jpg Text: W. Warner Floyd, NHRP Nomination Form, http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/75000317.pdf
Marvyn, AL; Lee County, AL; Greek Revival Style; New Deal; Agriculture
Built in the 1840s by Richard Buchanan, this Greek Revival home and property provides a history of agriculture in Lee County. It served as a plantation in the antebellum period and as a tenant farm in the early 20th century. In 1937 J.W. Clegg applied for a farm loan under the New Deal Bankhead-Jones Act of 1937 to purchase the property. He was the first farmer from the local area to apply, and second to receive funds from this legislation. The house, located at 23385 U.S. Highway 80, was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1996.
Text: Lee County Heritage Book Committee, The Heritage of Lee County (Clanton, AL: Heritage Publishing Consultants: 2000), 16.
Auburn, AL; Lee County, AL; Women's History; Auburn University; Historic Home
Located at 434 East Magnolia Avenue, the Dillard-Lawson House was built in 1896 by Auburn merchant A.L. Dillard. Its exterior is made of grey stone, unique to the local area. Dillard's wife and daughter were the first women registered as voters in Lee County. In 1925 Auburn University's Sigma Pi Fraternity was chartered in the home. The Dillard-Lawson House was also the residence of Alabama's first female lawyer, Mabel Yerby. The home was renovated and now serves as a venue for special events.
Image: Kenny Smith, http://www.kennysmith.org/wordpress/markers/2012/06/14/dillard-lawson-house/ Text: Auburn Historical Association marker, http://www.kennysmith.org/wordpress/markers/2012/06/14/dillard-lawson-house/
Civilian Conservation Corps in Lee County
Lee County, AL; Great Depression; Public Works; Education; New Deal; Alabama State Parks
During the 1930s two Civilian Conservation Corps groups were organized in Lee County. Post Number 4448 was located near Chewacla State Park and Post Number 4447 was located on South College Street in Auburn. Members of the Corps came from states throughout the South. From 1935-1941 Post 4448 built Chewacla State Park, including construction of a dam and lake, cabins, roads, trails, office, and bath houses. Education was a major benefit of joining the CCC. In Lee County classes were offered by Alabama Polytechnic Institute, in both the camps and on campus. One report from Post 4448 claimed that 92 percent of the men were enrolled in educational courses. The advent of World War II resulted in the closing of both CCC camps in 1941. Only a water tower and foundations remain from the camp of Post 4448.
Images: User hikenit, waymarking.com, http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMH65V_Chewacla_State_Park_CCC_Auburn_AL Text: Robert Pasquill Jr., Company 4448, SP-12, Auburn Alabama, in Trails in History: Official Newsletter of the Lee County Historical Society, Vol. 42, No. 2, April 2009, 8-11. http://www.leecountyhistoricalsociety.org/trails/trailsv42n2april09.pdf
Auburn, AL; Lee County, AL; Industry; Manufacturing; Automotive
This manufacturing company produces automotive components. It is the first US based manufacturing operation for the Israeli owned Arkal company. This business opened in 2012 and still operates today. The Auburn branch of Akral is located at 2490 Innovation Dr., Auburn, AL.
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Auburn, AL; Lee County, AL; Industry; Manufacturing; Consumer Goods
CV Holdings owns a manufacturing facility operating under the name Capitol Cups. Capital Cups produces high-qulaity plastic cups commonly found at reatil stores or sporting events. CV Holdings was recently linked to the misappropriations scandal involving Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard of Lee County. The business opened in 2004 and still operates today. It is located at 960 W Veterans Blvd., Auburn, AL.
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Auburn, AL; Lee County, AL; Industry; Manufacturing; Scientific Tools
Thermo Fisher produces high-quality plastic vials used primarily by reference laboratories for drug and diagnostic and industrial testing. Originally Capitol Vial, the plant was purchased by Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2006. The business opened in 1999 and still operates today. It is currently one of the largest employers in Lee County, and is located at 2039 McMillan St., Auburn, AL.
Donaldson Company produces air filtration systems (mufflers) for truck manufacturers and is located at 2268 Pumphrey Ave, Auburn, AL, 36832. The business opened in 1999 and still operates today.
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This Korean-owned company that produces air-conditioning and heater pipe assemblies for automobiles and employs around 100 people. The business opened in 2004, and still operates today. Pyongsan America is located at 760 W Veterans Blvd., Auburn, AL.
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