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Power House of Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company poured resources into what became the most popular exhibition at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. This photograph shows the power facility that fueled Ford's $2 million display in Balboa Park, San Diego. Highlights of the exhibit included the fair's largest building, manufacturing demonstrations, a 3,000-seat amphitheatre, elaborate fountains, and special nighttime lighting effects.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1935

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

World's Fair Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.156

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 142
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