Aerial View of the New York World's Fair, November 1939

Artifact Overview

This November 2, 1939 Ford Motor Company photograph shows an aerial view of the New York World's Fair. The Ford Motor Company building appears in the second row of buildings, with its signature circular, tiered "road of tomorrow" flanking its left side. The central Trylon and Perisphere dominate the scene.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

02 November 1939

Subject Date

02 November 1939

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

General Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.72616

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 11.125 in

Keywords	United States, New York, New York, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Photographic prints Photographs Aerial views Exhibitions New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) Exhibition buildings Trylon and Perisphere (New York, N.Y.)