Overlooking 'Roads of the Pacific' Exhibit from the Ford Building, 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. Most visitors to the experience rode in brand new Ford V-8s over 14 reproductions of historic and modern roadways. Here, a visiting family surveys the "Roads of the Pacific" through a telescope from the Ford Building terrace.
"Roads of the Pacific" was part of the Ford Exhibit, the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Most visitors to the experience rode in brand new Ford V-8s over 14 reproductions of historic and modern roadways. Here, a visiting family surveys the "Roads of the Pacific" through a telescope from the Ford Building terrace.
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
64.167.232.145
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 129
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