Shell Oil Company's Information Girls on the 'Roads of the Pacific,' 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," where visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s over realistic reproductions of historic and modern roadways from around the world. Shell Oil Company's exposition "Information Girls" posed for a photograph while touring a section of the "Roads of the Pacific" experience.

The Ford Exhibit -- the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition -- featured "Roads of the Pacific," where visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s over realistic reproductions of historic and modern roadways from around the world. Shell Oil Company's exposition "Information Girls" posed for a photograph while touring a section of the "Roads of the Pacific" experience.

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 220

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