Ford Exhibit Building at Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1939-1940
THF222321 / Ford Exhibit Building at Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1939-1940
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Artifact Overview
The 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition reflected American aspirations at the end of the Great Depression. Held on Treasure Island -- a manmade island in San Francisco Bay -- the fair celebrated the completion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay and Golden Gate bridges. Ford was a major participant at this fair, claiming a large building near the ferry entrance to the fairgrounds.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1939
Subject Date
1939
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.5161
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The 11-acre Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.