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The McDonald's History - 1954 to 1955
Raymond Albert Kroc 1902-1984, A Salesman
Ray Kroc mortgaged his home and invested his entire life savings to become the exclusive distributor of a five-spindled milk shake maker called the Multimixer. Hearing about the McDonald's hamburger stand in California running eight Multimixers at a time, he packed up his car and headed West. It was 1954. He was 52 years old.
Dick and Mac McDonald's Restaurant, San Bernardino, California
Ray Kroc had never seen so many people served so quickly when he pulled up to take a look. Seizing the day, he pitched the idea of opening up several restaurants to the brothers Dick and Mac McDonald, convinced that he could sell eight of his Multimixers to each and every one. "Who could we get to open them for us?" Dick McDonald said.
"Well," Kroc answered, "what about me?"
Where it all began, Des Plaines, Illinois
Ray Kroc opened the Des Plaines restaurant in 1955. First day's revenues-$366.12! No longer a functioning restaurant, the Des Plaines building is now a museum containing McDonald's memorabilia and artifacts, including the Multimixer!
The McDonald's History - 1956 to 1963
Ray Kroc At Work
"If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean," Ray Kroc preached to his troops. Heeding his own words, here the Chairman of the Board cleans the parking lot of the first McDonald's franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Ronald McDonald, In Any Language He Means "Fun!"
"The smile known around the...
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