Postcard, Ford Motor Company at Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
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Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the depression. This postcard depicts Ford Motor Company's 1934 exhibition building, which featured a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the depression. This postcard depicts Ford Motor Company's 1934 exhibition building, which featured a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1934
Subject Date
1934
Keywords
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.554.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photomechanical processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Text at upper right of front: Ford Exposition Building, Chicago World's Fair Text upper left corner of front: 36A23 Text on reverse: FORD BUILDING / 900 FEET IN LENGTH, 10 STORIES HIGH IN CENTER, THE / FORD BUILDING IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST MAGN / IFICENT BUILDINGS EVER CONSTRUCTED FOR A WORLD'S FAIR.
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