Print, Photographic

Black and white photographic print of a diorama depicting the continuously moving assembly line in the 1920s; the diorama was displayed in window number 13 of The J.L. Hudson Company department store. Signage in the right foreground reads, "Detroit Historama, Mass Production Assembly Line of the Twenties, Detroit had come into her own. She had armed a nation for war and her arms had won the war. Now she was again the roaring center of mass production methods which were turning out thousands of cars a day. She was also producing drugs, chemicals, stoves, paint, steel, rubber, and a thousand unrelated products…Detroit had become…" Also, signage in the window's central foreground reads, "You are cordially invited to see 'Detroit Historama's display of many exhibits and merchandise of 250 years, July 23 through August 2, 12th Floor Auditorium, No Admission Charge." The date and photographic sequence number are printed on the bottom of the recto, "7-25-51; 25246-13x."