New Ford Cars for 1940 Displayed in Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan, 1939
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Artifact Overview
After the Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from that fair back to Dearborn. From 1936 to 1962, Ford recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This photo, from October 1939, shows visitors inside the Rotunda inspecting the new 1940 model year Fords.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
06 October 1939
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.72517
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: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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