Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, and G. A. Davidson with a Ford Building Model for the 1935 California-Pacific Exposition
Add to SetSummary
Ford Motor Company was the major exhibitor at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The Ford Building, created by industrial design pioneer Walter Dorwin Teague, resembled two engaged gears and towered above more traditional exposition structures. Here Henry and Edsel Ford show off a model of the building to exposition chairman G. Aubrey Davidson.
Ford Motor Company was the major exhibitor at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The Ford Building, created by industrial design pioneer Walter Dorwin Teague, resembled two engaged gears and towered above more traditional exposition structures. Here Henry and Edsel Ford show off a model of the building to exposition chairman G. Aubrey Davidson.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
29 January 1935
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.189.11435
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11.25 in
Share Anywhere
Use this Artifact Card to share this great find with others. From historic images to vivid descriptions, a record of rich detail is bundled inside a single card.
