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| Title | Boy in model Chevrolet Bel Air at Seattle Auto Show, Seattle, 1955 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1955 |
| Caption | In 1955, dealer displays of 19 makes of American cars and vehicles from eight foreign companies attracted thousands of people to Seattle's annual Auto Show. The young boy in this Seattle Post-Intelligencer photograph got to try out a miniature Bel Air convertible at the Chevrolet display. The show took place at the Armory, now Center House at Seattle Center. |
| Notes | Man's ribbon reads 'Chevrolet' and button reads 'Auto Show.'
Handwritten on sleeve: Autos - shows - Seattle - 1955 (Opening night).
Caption by MOHAI staff.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): January 27, 1955. |
| Subjects | Children driving--Washington (State)--Seattle; Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle Center (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | PI20397 |
| Ordering Information | To 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 Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative 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. |
