1945AUTOMOTIVE
GENERAL MOTORS PARADE OF PROGRESS, FUTURLINERS.
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CU HUBCAPS OF CAR
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BIZARRE SHAPED GM CARS. LOOK MORE LIKE TRAIN CARS. ON HIGHWAY RED CARAVAN OF FUTURISTIC BUSES. STREAM-LINED ART DECO STYLE
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LANDSCAPE SEEN THROUGH HUBCAPS OF CAR. WARPED
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PARADE OF RED BUSES. CU DRIVER IN UNIFORM THROUGH GLASS BUBBLE WINDSHIELD. TRAVEL IN VARIOUS LANDSCAPES. PAST OIL TOWERS
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MOTORCYCLE POLICEMAN & BIG BLACK CAR LEAD PARADE OF RED GM FUTURLINERS
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MID-SIZE TOWN PARADE DOWN MAIN STREET. MARCHING BAND, MAJORETTES BATON TWIRLING.
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PARADE OF STREAM LINED ART DECO STYLE GM BUSES DOWN MAIN STREET
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OFFICIALS LEAD STREAM LINE BUSES INTO GRASS LOT
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GM ENGINEERS & DESIGNERS WORK ON SCALE MODEL SET WORKING ON NEW TYPE OF CARAVAN BUS. CU TOP OF BUS BEING DESIGNED
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MEN CONSTRUCTING SILVER CIRCUS-LIKE TENT.
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WORKERS OPEN CARAVAN. SET UP HOUSE-LIKE ENVIRONMENT.
MEN VACUUMING, CLEANING. |
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BARE CHESTED MEN MOVING METAL POLES-SUPPORT BEAMS FOR TENT. SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION OF HUGE CIRCUS-TYPE TENT. STURDY OPEN CANVAS LIFTED INTO PLACE,
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MEN CLEAN CARAVANS WITH CLOTHS. SMALL BOY HELPS.
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BARE CHESTED MAN HOISTS AMERICAN FLAG UP POLE.
GOOD LOW ANGLE OF OLD GLORY GOING UP. |
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DIRECTOR OF CARAVAN GIVING ORDERS TO WORKERS.
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DIRECTOR ADDRESSES GROUP. PROUD TO BE THEIR LEADER.
PEP TALK. CU MEN OF GM |
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BARE CHESTED MEN WALK AWAY FROM BUILT TENT
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THREE UNIFORMED MEN WALK TOWARD VIEWER.
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FAIR GROUNDS EXHIBITS. PEOPLE GATHER AROUND GASOLINE EXHIBIT
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CU ALL-AMERICAN AUDIENCE, CIRCA 1940s
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DEMONSTRATOR WORKS GASOLINE ENGINE FOR AUDIENCE
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AMERICANS AT FAIR-TYPE OUTING
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ALLISON ENGINE EXHIBIT. AIRPLANE ENGINE
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CU PRE-WAR MIDDLE AMERICA SPECTATORS-AUDIENCE
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CU HUGE ENGINE
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PEOPLE, CITIZENS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WALKING AROUND FAIR-EXHIBITION GROUNDS
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BIRTH OF INDUSTRY EXHIBIT SHOWS GROWTH OF INDUSTRY
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SEQUENCE OF DIORAMAS DEPICTING AUTOS GROWTH, THE RUBBER INDUSTRY, AUTOMOBILES, PETROLEUM, AVIATION, ELECTRIC PLANT. MINI SCENES & PEOPLE
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DEMONSTRATION ATTEMPT TO BREAK GLASS WITH SOUND WAVES. INTERCUTS AUDIENCE.
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CU GILDED MINI CARRIAGE, "BODY BY FISHER"
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LITTLE DOOR OPENS REVEALING GIBSON GIRL DOLL, TURN OF THE CENTURY
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CU MODEL 1900 OLDSMOBILE AUTO BUGGY
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NEXT LITTLE DOOR OPEN REVEALING 1910 DOLL WEARING HOBBLE SKIRT. TRAP DOOR OPENS TO MODEL OF 1910 CADILLAC APPEARS.
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NEXT MINI DOOR OPENS: 1920 DOLL DRESSED IN SHORTER SKIRT & BOBBED HAIR. TRAP DOOR OPENS REVEALING 1920s BUICK
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1930s DOLL IN STREAM LINE SUIT. TRAP DOO REVEALS 1930s PONTIAC
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1941 DOLL IN POLKA DOTTED DRESS. 1941 CHEVROLET
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LINE OF DOLLS & CARS. CARS DISAPPEAR INTO FLOOR.
DOLLS GO BACK IN WALL, FUTURISTIC PAINTING ON FLIP SIDE |
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CURTAIN LIFTS REVEALING SCALE MODEL TOWN CIRCA 1900:
GENERAL STORE, HORSES, BARNS, BLACKSMITH, HOMES AMERICA'S CROSS ROADS. EARLY CAR MODEL IN YARD. |
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HIGH PAN OVER SCALE MODEL TOWN: CHURCH, CU MEN SITTING ON PORCH OF GENERAL STORE.
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MODEL OF CAR & DRIVER ON DIRT CROSSROADS. CAR STOPS
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CROSSROADS OPEN-FLIP OVER REVEALING TARRED ROADS. NEW STORES. 1920s ROADS FLIP OVER REVEALING NEWER BIGGER STORES. PROGRESS
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WHERE BLACKSMITH SHOP STANDS, FLIPS OVER TO GAS STATION.
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CARS DRIVE OVER BRIDGE, FLIPS OVER TO MORE MODERN STRUCTURE
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HOUSE FLIPS OVER TO BANK
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FARM FLIPS OVER TO BETSY'S LUNCH ROOM
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MONTAGE OF SCALE MODEL TOWN GROWING WITH PROGRESS
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AT EXHIBITION GROUNDS, WOMAN WALKS BY WITH PARASOL.
CU ALL-AMERICAN TOW HEAD BOYS. PEOPLE WALKING AROUND IN 1940s FASHIONS |
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VICTORIAN HOUSEHOLD HISTORICAL REENACTMENT: HOUSEWIFE IN KITCHEN PUMPS WATER
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1940s HOUSEWIFE IN "MODERN" KITCHEN WEARING SHORTS &
ARRANGING FLOWERS. |
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LIVING ROOM OF THE FUTURE: AIR, LIGHT & SOUND CONDITIONING, CURTAINS MADE OF GLASS, QUEER MURAL ON WALL. WOMAN GOES OVER TO TELENEWS MACHINE, PAPER COMES THROUGH WALL. READS.
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EXHIBITION GROUNDS: PEOPLE GATHER AROUND OLD EARLY CAR. CU MAN BLOWS HORN. PEOPLE LAUGH. DRIVER TURNS CRANK OF OLD SCOUT CAR. MORE LAUGHTER FROM AUDIENCE.
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1940s CROWD OF PEOPLE PUSHED TOGETHER TRYING TO GET INTO SEE DEMONSTRATION.
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CU LITTLE BOYS IN JEANS SNEAK UNDER TENT
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CURIOUS CROWD SITTING IN CHAIRS
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HOT & COLD DEMONSTRATION, FREEZES & FRIES AT SAME TIME. CU MAN BREAKS EGG, DROPS IN SKILLET. PAN FRIES EGG ON TOP OF NEWSPAPER WHICH DOESN'T BURN & ICE CREAM THAT STAYS FROZEN. AUDIENCE OOHS & AAHS.
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AMERICAN AUDIENCE PAN CLAPPING, CURTAINS CLOSE,
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PEOPLE LEAVING FAIR GROUNDS AT NIGHT
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MEN TAKE DOWN HUGE SILVER TENT. REVERSE PROCESS
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WOMAN ON SIDE OF ROAD AT DUSK WAVES GOODBYE TO CARAVAN OF STREAM-LINED ART DECO BUSES AS THEY PASS
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GENERAL MOTOR'S PARADE OF PROGRESS LAUNCHED ON COAST-
TO-COAST TOUR (4/14/53) |
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EXTERIOR GENERAL MOTORS BUILDING. DETROIT. CU CLOCK AT TOP. PAN DOWN TO STREET WHERE MARCHERS ASSEMBLE
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MARCHING BAND PLAYS IN FRONT OF GM BUILDING IN DETROIT
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PAN 1950s SPECTATORS BEHIND BARRIER WAITING FOR PARADE & SPEECHES TO START
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CLONE-LIKE GM SPOKESMEN IN SUITS LINE UP FOR PARADE.
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BAND PLAYS ON CITY STREET STAGE
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PAN CROWD PARADE SPECTATORS
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MAYOR ALBERT COBO OF DETROIT & GM PRESIDENT, HARLOW CURTICE CLIMB ON TO SPEAKER'S STAND.
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEN ARRIVE ON PLATFORM
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GM VICE-PRESIDENT W.F. HUFFSTADER
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C.L. MCCUEN
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ARLEE J. EARL
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GM VICE-PRESIDENT PAUL GARRETT AT PODIUM
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DETROIT MAYOR ALBERT COBO
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GROUP YOUNG MEN FROM GM ALL WEARING SAME SUIT LOOK LIKE CLONES
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HARLOW CURTICE SPEAKS AT PODIUM (MOS)
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JOHN RYAN, DIRECTOR OF PARADE, AT PODIUM
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CROWD OF PEOPLE LISTENING TO SPEECH
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CROWD OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR START OF PARADE
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HARLOW CURTICE WAVES TO JOHN RYAN WHO RIDES IN THE HEAD FUTURLINER
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BATON GIRLS LEAD MARCHING BAND DOWN STREET IN PARADE
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PARADE OF STREAM LINED ART DECO BUSES DOWN CITY STREETS.
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