Replica of the Vaughan Plank Road, Roads of the World, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

Artifact Overview

"Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Motor Company's exhibition at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Fairgoers rode in brand new Ford V-8s over 21 reproductions of famous roadways. This section representing an historic Canadian plank road contributed to the immersive "Roads of the World" experience.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1934

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

World's Fair Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.610

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-177-D-W-F

Keywords	United States, Illinois, Chicago, Burnham Park Photographic prints Photographs Exhibitions World's fairs Ford Motor Company Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.). Roads of the World Exhibit Corduroy roads