Ford Rotunda Lantern Slides Series
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Archival Collection Overview
Historical Note
The Ford Rotunda, designed by Albert Kahn, was originally built in 1934 to house Ford Motor Company product exhibits and activities at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair. After the fair closed, Ford management elected to move the building to Dearborn, Michigan. It opened to the public in 1936 as a permanent exhibit area and a hospitality center for Ford Motor Company Rouge River Plant factory tours. From 1942 to 1952 it was used as office space by successive armed services teams and by Ford exec...
Scope and Content Note
The Ford Rotunda Lantern Slides series contains glass lantern slides documenting Ford Motor Company's activities, events, and exhibits at the Ford Rotunda. The series includes images of scale models of the Rotunda and its reopening in 1953, Ford Motor Company Rouge River Plant factory tours, Christmas displays, suppliers shows, design and engineering shows, art exhibitions, flower and garden shows, introductions of new automobiles, and visits from celebrities and dignitaries. There are also i...
Collection Details
Object ID
74.300.1182.0
Inclusive Dates
1948-1962
Size
3.24 cubic ft. (18 card file boxes)
Language
English
Item Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Access Restrictions
The slides are open for research.
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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Digitized Artifacts From This Collection
Model of Mobile Designed by Malcolm Moran for the Ford Rotunda, circa 1953
Ford Falcon Automobile and Christmas Tree Inside the Ford Rotunda Building, Dearborn, Michigan, 1959
The Mobile Designed by Malcolm Moran Suspended inside the Ford Rotunda Entrance, circa 1953
Puppet Show, "The Deer-Barn Four," Christmas at Ford Rotunda, 1960
Ford Rotunda at Christmas, "Cathedral" Entrance, 1959
Courtyard of the Ford Rotunda Building in Dearborn, Michigan, 1937
Viewing the Lionel Train Christmas Display at the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan, 1957
Viewing the North Pole Christmas Display at the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan, 1957
