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Miss Futurama Models The See-Through Jacket of Tomorrow

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“Miss Futurama,” Betty Crain of Indiana, is seen wearing a transparent outfit made of “synthetic glass,” otherwise known as plastic. She’s presenting a streamlined car to Harvey Gibson, chairman of the board of the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair.

[Photo: Scanned from the book Exit to Tomorrow: World’s Fair Architecture, Design, Fashion 1933-2005]

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