Monday, May 28, 2007

Robots Will Be Kings (1949)


The March 3, 1949 Austin Statesman (Austin, Texas) ran the picture above, declaring that the people of Nice, France believe robots will be kings in the year 2000.

SALUTE TO THE FUTURE - The people of Nice, France, are preparing for their annual carnival, one of the top features of the season on the French Riviera. Among the biggest attractions in the parade will be this "robot." The people of Nice will honor it, because they feel robots will be kings in the year 2000.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2007 at 6:03 PM

    Strange; the headline looks like it was set in Lubalin Graph, a typeface which was created in the mid 1970s.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 29, 2007 at 4:03 PM

    So, in 1949, the French were already looking for someone new to which to surrender?

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