Industrial Mural at Ford's Exhibit Hall, New York World's Fair, 1939

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Artifact Overview

This photograph shows the interior of The Ford Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Ford, like other manufacturers, built large pavilions to display and promote their products, sometimes in artistic ways. These displays encouraged visitors to think about buying Ford automobiles.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1939

Subject Date

1939

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.5725

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten in image, lower right corner 131-N.Y.
Industrial Mural at Ford's Exhibit Hall, New York World's Fair, 1939