James Cagney at Souvenir Stand, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935

Summary

Ford Motor Company was the major exhibitor at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The Ford Building, Music Bowl, and outdoor "Roads of the Pacific" experience composed the Exposition's largest and most popular attraction. Celebrities numbered among the reported 2.5 million Ford Exhibit visitors. In this photograph, actor James Cagney shops at a Ford Building souvenir stand.

Ford Motor Company was the major exhibitor at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The Ford Building, Music Bowl, and outdoor "Roads of the Pacific" experience composed the Exposition's largest and most popular attraction. Celebrities numbered among the reported 2.5 million Ford Exhibit visitors. In this photograph, actor James Cagney shops at a Ford Building souvenir stand.

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 275 From San Diego Fair Album (#275) Box #32 Jimmy Cagney James Cagney holding a gear shift handle know made of soybean plastic compound - San Diego International Exhibition, 1935 O-7820

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