Dancer Preparing for "A Thousand Times Neigh," American Ballet Caravan, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
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During the 1940 New York World's Fair, visitors to the Ford Exposition's newly constructed theatre could enjoy a Technicolor film, an automobile style show, and a humorous ballet. Here, a dancer from the American Ballet Caravan prepares for a performance of "A Thousand Times Neigh," which told the story of the automobile from the viewpoint of a dancing horse named Dobbin.
During the 1940 New York World's Fair, visitors to the Ford Exposition's newly constructed theatre could enjoy a Technicolor film, an automobile style show, and a humorous ballet. Here, a dancer from the American Ballet Caravan prepares for a performance of "A Thousand Times Neigh," which told the story of the automobile from the viewpoint of a dancing horse named Dobbin.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
03 June 1940
Keywords
United States, New York, New York, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Performances (Creative events)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1161
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: 2254
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