Aviator Frank Coffyn at Wright Brothers' Home and Shop Mural, Ford Exposition, 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. Special guests numbered among Ford's 15 million reported exposition visitors. This photograph shows Frank Coffyn near a mural showing the home of fellow aviation pioneers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, at Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.

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. Special guests numbered among Ford's 15 million reported exposition visitors. This photograph shows Frank Coffyn near a mural showing the home of fellow aviation pioneers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, at Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.

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: 247

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