Pickup truck carrying caged birds and gas masks on the set of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" in Bay Minette, Alabama.

A sign on the truck reads, "Birds $20.00 ea. / Gas Masks for sale $45.00." In the film, the birds were sold as "early warning systems" to detect dangerous fumes in the air.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamby, Dave; Simmons, Martha
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/61052
Description
Summary:A sign on the truck reads, "Birds $20.00 ea. / Gas Masks for sale $45.00." In the film, the birds were sold as "early warning systems" to detect dangerous fumes in the air.