Ford's Information Girls on the South Terrace of the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
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Ford Motor Company poured resources into what became the most popular exhibition at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. In addition to educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford Exhibit offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Ford "Information Girls" posed on the south terrace, where fairgoers could relax while watching cars on the "Roads of the Pacific" experience.
Ford Motor Company poured resources into what became the most popular exhibition at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. In addition to educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford Exhibit offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Ford "Information Girls" posed on the south terrace, where fairgoers could relax while watching cars on the "Roads of the Pacific" experience.
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
64.167.232.225
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: 225
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