Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated April 11, 1959 reads, "Spectators of the preview of General Motors Motorama just didn't know which way to turn last night to make a definite decision on which car they'd like to won. Milling around in the Shrine Convention Hall, they were awed by the sparkle of Cadillacs, Pontiacs, Chevrolets, Buicks, Oldsmobiles--streamlined 'dream cars' with new type bodies mode of glass fiber and reinforced plastic."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;27 x 35 cm. Photographic prints
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