Automobiles; History; Detroit; Jubilee. Crowds

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Description:

Large crowd gathered in front of the Hotel Statler to celebrate the 1946 Automotive Golden Jubilee. "The year also marked the 50th anniversary of the American automobile and the 150th anniversary of the raising of the flag over Wayne County ... the Jubilee was to be a gala event on the scale of a world's fair, which would demonstrate to the entire world Detroit's civic unity and continued prosperity," from Detroit Public Library's website

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1946-06-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Automobile industry and trade, Anniversaries, Crowds, and Hotels

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc77515_5