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Title	Maxwell House Coffee Advertisement, 1928 October
Personal name	Cheek, Joel Owsley, 1852-1935
Corporate name	Maxwell House Coffee Company--History Maxwell House (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Business Capital City Advertisements Enterprise Industries Restaurants Downtown Nashville Popular Culture Food Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville Coffee--Tennessee--Nashville Hotels--Tennessee--Nashville Coffee industry--Tennessee--Nashville Advertising--Beverages--Tennessee--Nashville Beverage industry--Tennessee--Nashville Cookery (Coffee)--Tennessee--Nashville Business people--American--Tennessee--Nashville Business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Eating & drinking--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Commerce
Description	A magazine advertisement for Maxwell House Coffee that appeared in the October 1928 issue of Good Housekeeping. The advertisement tells the story of Joel Cheek's quest to create the perfect blend of coffee. The Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee is where Joel Cheek's famous blend was served for years, starting in 1892, before getting nation-wide fame and settling in grocery markets across the country. The advertisement shows a painted rendition of Cheek working on perfecting his coffee blend. Forms part of the Businesses Ephemera Subject Files. 1 advertisement : col. ; 11.5 x 8 in.
Creator	Maxwell House Coffee Company
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	1928-10
Type	Still Image; Documents; Advertisements
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	ESF - Bus - Maxwell House Coffee 1928-ad genius
Language	English
Relation	Ephemera Subject Files
Coverage	1920-1929
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-ESF-Bus-Maxwell House Coffee 1928-ad genius