Ford Automobiles with Drivers, 'Roads of the Pacific,' California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935

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Artifact Overview

The Ford Exhibit -- the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition -- featured "Roads of the Pacific," where these uniformed men drove visitors over realistic reproductions of historic and modern routes in brand new Ford V-8s. Along the way, riders were immersed in 14 sections representing different "Roads of the Pacific."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1935

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.47

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: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in

Inscriptions

verso: R 29
Ford Automobiles with Drivers, 'Roads of the Pacific,' California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935