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[Volkswagen automobile on display, at the German industrial exposition, sponsored by the U.S. military government, at the Museum of Science and Industry in New York City] – Antique Wall Art

[Volkswagen automobile on display, at the German industrial exposition, sponsored by the U.S. military government, at the Museum of Science and Industry in New York City] — historic photograph
[Volkswagen automobile on display, at the German industrial exposition, sponsored by the U.S. military government, at the Museum of Science and Industry in New York City]. Historic photograph from the Automobiles collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Volkswagen automobile on display, at the German industrial exposition, sponsored by the U.S. military government, at the Museum of Science and Industry in New York City]

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The Volkswagen here was a rare sight in the United States in 1950, when the small German car was still almost unknown to American buyers. It is displayed as part of the German Industrial Exposition, a show sponsored by the U.S. military government in occupied Germany to demonstrate the country's recovering manufacturing. Placed at the Museum of Science and Industry in New York City, the exhibit was meant to present postwar West German industry to American audiences. Set beside the larger, chrome-heavy cars of the period, the Volkswagen's plain, rounded body, based on a design by Ferdinand Porsche's team, looks strikingly modest.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes[ca. 1950]
SubjectsVolkswagenwerk--Products--New York (State)--New York--1950. Automobiles--German--New York (State)--New York--1950. Merchandise displays--New York (State)--New York--1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,289 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-184831

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