Two Automobiles Touring Part of the 'Roads of the Pacific' Exhibit, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
THF209898 / Two Automobiles Touring Part of the 'Roads of the Pacific' Exhibit, 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." Visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s through realistic reproductions of historic and modern routes. In this photograph, two groups of riders round a bend on one of the 14 sections comprising the immersive experience.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1935
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.89
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
verso:
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Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The 11-acre Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.