Group of Men on the Yuma Road, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
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"Roads of the Pacific" was part of the Ford Building, the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Most visitors to the experience rode in brand new Ford V-8s through 14 reproductions of historic and modern roadways. These men pose along a recreated section of plank road that negotiated sand dunes in the southwestern United States.
"Roads of the Pacific" was part of the Ford Building, the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Most visitors to the experience rode in brand new Ford V-8s through 14 reproductions of historic and modern roadways. These men pose along a recreated section of plank road that negotiated sand dunes in the southwestern United States.
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
64.167.232.170
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: 156
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