Sketch of the Ford Exhibition Building for the Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-1934
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Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Great Depression. The Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda building designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. This sketch was created by Albert Kahn Inc., the architects of the building.
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Great Depression. The Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda building designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. This sketch was created by Albert Kahn Inc., the architects of the building.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1933-1934
Creators
Keywords
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.). Roads of the World Exhibit
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.450.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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