Henry Ford Trade School Students "Learn by Doing" at New York World's Fair, 1939-1940

Summary

Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. To help accomplish his education mission during the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. Here, boys from Henry Ford's Edison Institute Schools demonstrate miniature machine replicas based on Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Machine Shop.

Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. To help accomplish his education mission during the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. Here, boys from Henry Ford's Edison Institute Schools demonstrate miniature machine replicas based on Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Machine Shop.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1939-1940

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.1772

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in

Width: 7.5 in

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