Ford Rotunda Construction Site, Dearborn, Michigan, June 11, 1935
THF222364 / Ford Rotunda Construction Site, Dearborn, Michigan, June 11, 1935
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Artifact Overview
The Rotunda was built for the Ford Motor Company exhibition at the 1934 Chicago World's Fair. It was later rebuilt in Dearborn, Michigan, where it served as a hospitality center for tourists from 1936 to 1962. This photograph shows the Rotunda under construction at its second and final home - across from the Administration Building at Ford's River Rouge Plant.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
11 June 1935
Subject Date
11 June 1935
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.61925.38
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Title block in image in lower right corner reads: FORD MOTOR COMPANY No.61925 / ROTUNDA BUILDING / ROUGE PLANT, DEARBORN, MICH. / W.E. O'Neil Construction Co.-General Contractors / Date 6-11-35 Photo No. 38
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SetFord at the Fair Exhibition
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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.