Alan Ladd on Indian Scout motorcycle advertisement – Historic Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Alan Ladd on Indian Scout motorcycle advertisement. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Alan Ladd on Indian Scout motorcycle advertisement
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Here the actor Alan Ladd is pictured with an Indian Scout, the smaller, lighter motorcycle that Springfield, Massachusetts, maker Indian introduced in 1920 to appeal to riders who wanted speed and easy handling. Ladd became a leading Hollywood star in the early 1940s, with films such as *This Gun for Hire*, so pairing him with the machine was a way for the manufacturer to borrow screen fame and reach a broad public. Advertisements like this one show how motorcycle makers, like automakers, used celebrity to make their products feel modern and desirable.
| Original scan | 725 × 1,020 px |
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| Reference | 804 |
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