Postcard, "Ford Rotunda, Administration Building and the River Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan," 1937
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The Rotunda was built for the Ford Motor Company exhibition at the 1934 Chicago World's Fair. It was later rebuilt in Dearborn, Michigan, where it served as a hospitality center for tourists from 1936 to 1962. This postcard shows the Rotunda in its second and final home -- across from the Administration Building at Ford's River Rouge Plant.
The Rotunda was built for the Ford Motor Company exhibition at the 1934 Chicago World's Fair. It was later rebuilt in Dearborn, Michigan, where it served as a hospitality center for tourists from 1936 to 1962. This postcard shows the Rotunda in its second and final home -- across from the Administration Building at Ford's River Rouge Plant.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1937
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
83.179.1
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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