Young Boy Viewing General Motors Model Highway, 1959
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Americans had struggled through the Depression and sacrificed during World War II, but by the 1950s, things were finally looking up. People living with the benefits of the machine age believed life would continue to improve, and automotive manufacturers expressed this sense of optimism. This futuristic model of an automatic highway was envisioned and created by researchers at General Motors.
Americans had struggled through the Depression and sacrificed during World War II, but by the 1950s, things were finally looking up. People living with the benefits of the machine age believed life would continue to improve, and automotive manufacturers expressed this sense of optimism. This futuristic model of an automatic highway was envisioned and created by researchers at General Motors.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
12 May 1959
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.1774.X.141
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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