Detroit Auto Dealers Association Eighteenth Annual Automotive Show Program, March 1919
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Detroit's 1919 auto show was staged at the large Crosstown Garage Building on Woodward Avenue. The garage was decorated for the event with illuminated crystals and a multi-color fountain surrounded by an Italian-inspired balustrade. Some 350 cars and trucks filled the show's 50,000 square feet. Admission was 50 cents, plus a five-cent war tax.
Detroit's 1919 auto show was staged at the large Crosstown Garage Building on Woodward Avenue. The garage was decorated for the event with illuminated crystals and a multi-color fountain surrounded by an Italian-inspired balustrade. Some 350 cars and trucks filled the show's 50,000 square feet. Admission was 50 cents, plus a five-cent war tax.
Artifact
Program (Document)
Date Made
1919
Subject Date
01 March 1919-08 March 1919
Creators
Detroit Auto Dealers' Association
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Managed by Detroit Auto Dealers' Association.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.1.3.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Gary Speck.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 12.188 in
Width: 9.25 in
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