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
Collection Title
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
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