Subjects: People, Trustees

Description:

In 1914 Akers was hired as a salesman for the Reo Motor Car Company in Lansing, Michigan. Three years later, in 1917, he was promoted to Reo Sales Manager. While working at Reo, Akers allegedly came up with the name "Reo Speed Wagon."

Format: Image/jpg

Original Format: Black and white photograph

Resource Identifier: Akers 129.jpg

Collection Number: UA 1.1.1

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Contributing Institution: University Archives & Historical Collections, MATRIX

Relation: Papers of Forest H. Akers

Contributor: MSU Archives and Historical Collections