Gulkana Road House and Richardson Highway, Alaska, circa 1929
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Artifact Overview
"Roads of the Pacific" was part of the Ford Exhibit, the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s over 14 reproductions of famous roads. Crews used reference photographs to construct a realistic, immersive visitor experience. These images helped them recreate a section of Richardson Highway, Alaska's first major road.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1920-1930
Creators
Creator Notes
Original photography by H. W. Steward.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.189.11556
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: 11.125 in
Width: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten into top image at bottom:
Gulkana Road House / Richardson Highway / H.W. Steward
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