Opening Day, Ford Exposition Building and Garden Court, New York World's Fair, 1939

Summary

Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Fairgoers who visited Ford's exposition could view educational demonstrations, peruse exhibits, enjoy complimentary entertainment, and take a ride on the Road of Tomorrow experience.

Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Fairgoers who visited Ford's exposition could view educational demonstrations, peruse exhibits, enjoy complimentary entertainment, and take a ride on the Road of Tomorrow experience.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

30 April 1939

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.1206

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: 18

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