Overhead View of the Firestone Singing Fountain, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
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In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Among many other events, Ford photographers documented the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego -- where the Firestone Singing Colored Fountains in front of the Ford Building were a popular spectacle.
In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Among many other events, Ford photographers documented the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego -- where the Firestone Singing Colored Fountains in front of the Ford Building were a popular spectacle.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1935
Keywords
United States, California, San Diego, Balboa Park
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
California Pacific International Exposition (1935-1936 : San Diego, Calif.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.77
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 60
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