Nurse in New Uniform, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
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Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to construct and maintain its exhibition building at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. The building housed industrial demonstrations and educational displays highlighting Ford products. Ford hired a variety of service staff to attend to visitors' needs. Nurses operated a first aid station in case of any minor medical emergency.
Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to construct and maintain its exhibition building at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. The building housed industrial demonstrations and educational displays highlighting Ford products. Ford hired a variety of service staff to attend to visitors' needs. Nurses operated a first aid station in case of any minor medical emergency.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
17 May 1939
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1538
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: 244G
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