Ford Rotunda Fire, Dearborn, Michigan, November 9, 1962
THF222352 / Ford Rotunda Fire, Dearborn, Michigan, November 9, 1962
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from the 1934 Century of Progress Exposition back to Dearborn and, from 1936 to 1962, recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This photo vividly depicts the Ford Rotunda fire, November 9, 1962, caused when a sealer for the geodesic dome ignited accidentally from a propane heater.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
09 November 1962
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.130646.133
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.