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- Official Catalogue, Automobile Show, New York, January 1926 - Auto shows use glamour, giveaways, spectacle, and sex appeal to show off manufacturers' latest offerings. Part entertainment and part consumer education, auto shows have their roots in 19th Century industrial exhibitions and world's fairs. New York City hosted America's first auto show in 1900 and the idea caught on. Paying crowds took away this program from the 1926 New York show.
- January 01, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Official Catalogue, Automobile Show, New York, January 1926
Auto shows use glamour, giveaways, spectacle, and sex appeal to show off manufacturers' latest offerings. Part entertainment and part consumer education, auto shows have their roots in 19th Century industrial exhibitions and world's fairs. New York City hosted America's first auto show in 1900 and the idea caught on. Paying crowds took away this program from the 1926 New York show.
- Program, "The Automobile Salon," New York City, 1920 - Unlike conventional auto shows aimed at mass-market customers, smaller salon-style shows catered to an exclusive and wealthy clientele. Exceptional American makes like Duesenberg, Packard, and Pierce-Arrow were featured alongside superb European marques like Delage, Panhard, Renault, and Rolls-Royce. Salons typically were held in posh hotels rather than raucous convention centers.
- 1920
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Program, "The Automobile Salon," New York City, 1920
Unlike conventional auto shows aimed at mass-market customers, smaller salon-style shows catered to an exclusive and wealthy clientele. Exceptional American makes like Duesenberg, Packard, and Pierce-Arrow were featured alongside superb European marques like Delage, Panhard, Renault, and Rolls-Royce. Salons typically were held in posh hotels rather than raucous convention centers.