Ford Rotunda with Newly Added Dome, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1953
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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 shows the Ford Rotunda after it was renovated and reopened to the public. The renovations included a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1953
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.102289.8
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: 7.75 in
Width: 9.5 in
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