Sleeping Child in the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935

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Artifact Overview

Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Henry Ford's first car, the Quadricycle, was exhibited for visitors in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1935

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.9

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: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

verso: R 116
Sleeping Child in the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935