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John Hart Stout Performs on the Patio of 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 steel and concrete Exposition building included an open-air courtyard and patio where visitors could relax and listen to daily musical performances.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

July 1935

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.272

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: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in

Inscriptions

verso: R 272 Violin genius John Hart Stout of Orange, Cal.