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2006.004.195

Poster

Poster for the Detroit Auto Show at Cobo Hall, October 15-28 1960. Text at top reads "See it all at Cobo Hall Detroit October 15-23." Text at bottom reads "the Biggest Auto Show of all!" The four paragraphs in the center read as follows:

Top left: "See '61's Finest - exhibit after exhibit of all the automobiles and trucks for the new year. More than 200,000 square feet of exciting...spectacular display. See the giant 750-foot carousel of cars! See the 102-foot Wheels of Freedom Symbols. See more cars...see more trucks under one roof than ever before thought possible!"

Top right: "See Star Studded Broadway Stage Show - Julius La Rosa - Betty Ann Grove - June Taylor Dancers - Ray Charles Singers - Neal Hefti and his Orchestra - Original music! Exciting dances! Colorful costumes! Spectacular scenery! A dazzling showcase of entertainment for the whole family!"

Bottom left: "See Auto Wonderland. See how a car is born. See the miniature assembly plant. See the styling studio. See the engineering and testing labs. Look into the future - see new designs, new materials."

Bottom right: "See Cobo Hall for the first time! See Detroit's newest, most spectacular building - the largest and finest exhibition-convention hall in the world."

Date
1960
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