Quadricycle inside Replica of Henry Ford's Workshop, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

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Artifact Overview

Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. Ford Motor Company's popular exhibition at the fair included the century room, where fairgoers found a nineteenth-century machine shop, a replica of Henry Ford's first workshop, and the Quadricyle -- the original Ford automobile.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1934

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.423

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: R 16 Workshop - Ford's First Automobile
Quadricycle inside Replica of Henry Ford's Workshop, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934