Visiting the 'Roads of the Pacific' Exhibit, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935

Summary

The Ford Exhibit at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition featured "Roads of the Pacific," where visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s over realistic reproductions of 14 historic and modern roadways. In this photograph, a group of distinguished visitors sets out for a tour of Ford's immersive "Roads of the Pacific" experience.

The Ford Exhibit at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition featured "Roads of the Pacific," where visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s over realistic reproductions of 14 historic and modern roadways. In this photograph, a group of distinguished visitors sets out for a tour of Ford's immersive "Roads of the Pacific" experience.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1935

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.41

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: 11 in

Width: 7.5 in

Inscriptions

verso: R 22

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