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 		    Auto Indiana: Celebrating the Automobile in Indiana  
 
From Elwood Haynes's early machine to today's numerous parts manufacturers, this exhibition examines the role of the automobile in the Hoosier state. Indiana was one of the leaders in automobile production until the 1930s when Detroit emerged as the nation's technological and industrial giant. Eighty-eight Indiana cities and towns have either had automobiles manufactured or assembled in their communities, and approximately 523 automobiles, trucks, motor-cycles, and cyclecars can claim Indiana production or assemblage. The exhibit focuses on such topics as Haynes's life and career as an inventor in Kokomo, an early assembly line at the Revere Motor Car Corporation plant in Logansport, samples of the Studebaker Corporation's advertising literature, and the automobile's effects--both positive and negative--on society.

Requires at least 12 feet by 24 feet of floor space.
   
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