Caravan of Trucks on the Road to Kandahar, Afghanistan, circa 1930
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"Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Building at Chicago's 1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition. Visitors to this attraction rode new Ford vehicles through reproductions of historic and modern roadways. Ford used reference photographs to construct a realistic, immersive driving experience. This image helped recreate a section of South Asia's historic Grand Trunk Road.
"Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Building at Chicago's 1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition. Visitors to this attraction rode new Ford vehicles through reproductions of historic and modern roadways. Ford used reference photographs to construct a realistic, immersive driving experience. This image helped recreate a section of South Asia's historic Grand Trunk Road.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1930
Keywords
Afghanistan, Qandahar, Kandahar
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.). Roads of the World Exhibit
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.10306
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed in image: KANDAHAR
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