Two Automobiles Touring Part of the 'Roads of the Pacific' Exhibit, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935

Summary

The Ford Exhibit--the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition--featured "Roads of the Pacific." Visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s through realistic reproductions of historic and modern routes. In this photograph, two groups of riders round a bend on one of the 14 sections comprising the immersive experience.

The Ford Exhibit--the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition--featured "Roads of the Pacific." Visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s through realistic reproductions of historic and modern routes. In this photograph, two groups of riders round a bend on one of the 14 sections comprising the immersive experience.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1935

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.89

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 72

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