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Do you like antique Indian motorcycles? Want to impress friends with your knowledge of those early Hendee Indian motorcycles? Curious what Indian motorcycle advertisements looked like in 1904 or 1912? Ever wonder what the Hendee Manufacturing Company advertising was promoting in 1916? Well look no further, Indian Motorcycle Advertising Volume 1: 1901-1917 is your year-by-year source providing a unique look at Indian motorcycle history through national advertising for these motorcycles made in America over 100 years ago.The collection of over 455 historic B&W company ads displays unique art work, the latest in engineering specifications and technological advancements, real period photographs, listings of racer names with results, and important historical information. This volume of single and two-page ads is now being published in an effort to help preserve and keep the original American Indian motorcycle history alive. These little known and seldom seen classic advertisements are found in the rare collections of digitalized issues of the very first motorcycle magazines published in the USA. These magazines include Bicycle World and Motor Cycle Review, Motorcycle Illustrated, Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal, and Motor.