Ford Building and the 'Roads of the Pacific' Exhibit, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
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"Roads of the Pacific" was part of the Ford Exhibit, the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Visitors to the experience rode in brand new Ford V-8s over 14 reproductions of historic and modern roadways. This photograph shows how the terraced "Roads of the Pacific" meandered around the Ford Building.
"Roads of the Pacific" was part of the Ford Exhibit, the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Visitors to the experience rode in brand new Ford V-8s over 14 reproductions of historic and modern roadways. This photograph shows how the terraced "Roads of the Pacific" meandered around the Ford Building.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1935
Keywords
United States, California, San Diego, Balboa Park
California Pacific International Exposition (1935-1936 : San Diego, Calif.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.76
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
verso: R 59
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