View of the Appian Way, Italy, 1934

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Artifact Overview

"Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Rotunda in Dearborn, Michigan. Visitors to this attraction rode new Ford vehicles through reproductions of 19 famous roadways from around the world. Ford used reference photographs (and $176,000 for landscaping) to construct a realistic, immersive experience. This image helped recreate a section of Italy's Appian Way, an ancient Roman road.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1934

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.10312

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: 11.25 in
Width: 7.5 in