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Firebird III on display in General Motors exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
Firebird III on display in General Motors exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
TitleFirebird III on display in General Motors exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
PhotographerUnknown
Date1962
CaptionAutomotive and highway concepts already in the test stage for the world of tomorrow are displayed in the General Motors Corporation Exhibit in the Washington State Coliseum at the Seattle World's Fair. Firebird III is an experimental automobile powered by a gasoline turbine engine and having a single control stick in place of a steering wheel. This laboratory on wheels is just a part of General Motors tests for automobiles of the future.
NotesCaption by Seattle World's Fair Public Relations Department.
SubjectsExperimental automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Automobile industry--Washington (State)--Seattle; Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Seattle Center (Seattle, Wash.); General Motors Corporation
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1965.3598.15.30
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph.
Credit LineMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionCentury 21 World's Fair Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original print as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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