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Title: Dad designs sidewalk space vehicle
Alternative Title: Valley Times Photo Collection;
Contributor: This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued: 1957
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
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Description: Photograph caption dated December 25, 1957 reads, "Roy Smith, right, checks 'Kidnik' car he designed and built as Christmas present for his two boys Bob, 9, and Jim, 6. Working with him at left is Jack Anderson, a friend. Sidewalk space vehicle has body of fiber-glass and is powered by small electric engine. Jet exhaust pipes are ornamental only, but nine-foot vehicle is capable of speeds up to 12 mph, somewhat under the speed of sound."
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 12 x 15 cm.
Identifier: 00155617
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_ d059_ f32_ i15
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/129072
Subject: Fathers and sons
Christmas presents
Rocket planes--Models
Vehicles
Sidewalks
Men
San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period: 1951-1960

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