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1965.3598.9.129
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World's Fair Oldsmobile cars, Seattle, November 1961
Order an ImageOldsmobile was named the Official Car for the Seattle World's Fair, "And appropriately so! For just as the Fair offers a projected view of the world of the future, so does Oldsmobile indicate the trend of automobile achievements...in style, performance, luxury and comfort!"
Here, Ewen C. Dingwall, left, managing director of Century 21, stands in front of the Coliseum with Donald Riach, center, and Brooks Biddle, right, who helped supply the Oldsmobiles to the fair. Each car's license plate includes the word "FAIR."
Stamped on verso: Exclusive Photo by Forde Photographers, 306 Fairview N. - Seattle 9, Wash., MA3-4100 - Gateway to the World, Century 21 Exposition, April 21-Oct 21, 1962.
Quotation from Oldsmobile advertisement, Official Souvenir Program, Seattle World's Fair. Additional information from The Seattle Times article, Nov. 12, 1961.
Here, Ewen C. Dingwall, left, managing director of Century 21, stands in front of the Coliseum with Donald Riach, center, and Brooks Biddle, right, who helped supply the Oldsmobiles to the fair. Each car's license plate includes the word "FAIR."
Stamped on verso: Exclusive Photo by Forde Photographers, 306 Fairview N. - Seattle 9, Wash., MA3-4100 - Gateway to the World, Century 21 Exposition, April 21-Oct 21, 1962.
Quotation from Oldsmobile advertisement, Official Souvenir Program, Seattle World's Fair. Additional information from The Seattle Times article, Nov. 12, 1961.
ID Number: 1965.3598.9.129
Date: 1961
Creator(s):
Forde Photographers, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv17999
Credit: MOHAI, Walter Straley Century 21 Exposition Photograph Collection, 1965.3598.9.129
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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