Men Walking on Mountain Road between Basra, Iraq and Karachi, Pakistan, circa 1930

THF200003 / Men Walking on Mountain Road between Basra, Iraq and Karachi, Pakistan, circa 1930
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Artifact Overview

"Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Building at Chicago's 1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition. Visitors to this attraction rode new Ford vehicles through reproductions of historic and modern roadways. Ford used reference photographs to construct a realistic, immersive driving experience. This image helped recreate a section of the ancient "Road to Bagdad" in Western Asia.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1930

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.10304

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: 7.5 in
Width: 11.25 in

Inscriptions

Printed in image: BASRA / KARACHI