Collection of Promotional Pontiac Posters from Door County Motors

Publication

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Door County Museum and Archives

Back of poster, featuring advertisment for Pontiac and Door County Motors

Back of poster, featuring advertisment for Pontiac and Door County Motors

Name/Title

Collection of Promotional Pontiac Posters from Door County Motors

Entry/Object ID

2026.2.2

Description

Collection of eight promotional Pontiac posters from Door County Motors in the 1960s, featuring depictions of Native Americans. Posters are colorful illustrations depicting Native Americans, although in a positive light, are somewhat culturally insensitive but today's standards . Some of the posters have Pontiac promotional illustrations of cars on the back. The posters are in overall good condition with only minor signs of use, wear, and storage.

Context

Pontiac was a popular and successful American brand of automobiles introduced in 1926, but was discontinued in 2010. Because of the use of the Pontiac tribe as the company's icon, they would often use Native American's in promotions.

Cataloged By

Matthew Adelman

Category

Poster

Acquisition

Accession

2026.2

Source or Donor

Tom Ahrens

Acquisition Method

Donation

Source (if not Accessioned)

Tom Ahrens

Lexicon

Search Terms

Posters, Promotional, Native Americans, Door County Motors

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Poster

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Type

Tear

Date Examined

Jan 14, 2026

Examined By

Matthew Adelman

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

January 14, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 23, 2026