Visitors in the Central Courtyard Listening to Musical Performance, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive Exposition building enclosed an open-air courtyard with a V-8 emblem-shaped fountain. In this central area, fairgoers could rest, take in pleasant landscaping or automotive displays, and enjoy musical performances.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1935

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.193

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: 191
Visitors in the Central Courtyard Listening to Musical Performance, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935