Futurliner
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DONATED PICS Frank Jordan |
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We received the following
photos on this page from Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Jordan out of Little
Rock, AR.
This appears to
be a shot of the Futurliners arranged around a show field -- we've
seen that before but I haven't see before was the display of the
Curved Dash Olds. It looks like it is displayed on the back of a truck
where the body does a transformation creating a stage. I think that is
just ingenious engineering.
This shot shows
a display but it doesn't look like anything we've seen before. Almost
looks like a small greenhouse.
This picture
shows a crowd of people that came out to see the Parade of Progress,
probably on a Fair Grounds some where. Back in this era, people
dressed up in their Sunday best of suits, ties and dresses when they
went out. The GM Parade of Progress displayed some pretty innovative
and technologically advanced displays. For the times, it was worth the
trip to see.
One of the more
spectacular new pieces of equipment for the 1941 Parade of Progress
show was the new 1,500 GM Aer-o-Dome person tent. The tent was radical
and broke all the rules of traditional tent design. At first glance it
looked like an inverted umbrella with ribs exposed. The frame was made
of aluminum while the silver skin was plastic-impregnated to make it
light-proof, water-proof and yet light in weight.
The back of the
picture simply says "Boston". It would be interesting to know what
buildings are in the backdrop. Looks to be a university.
Written on the
back this picture is the word, "Pensacola". It appears the Futurliners
are spaced out for the show.