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George W. Mason, CEO of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation. Image is a scan from a press release by the firm's public relations department. The image was freely provided to promote the company and its executive.

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  • (del) (cur) 04:27, 4 October 2006 . . CZmarlin (Talk | contribs) . . 700×900 (123,393 bytes) (George W. Mason, CEO of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation. Image is a scan from a press release by the firm's public relations department. The image was freely provided to promote the company. {{Promotional}})

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