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Jose Manzaneres and His South American Orchestra Pose at the V-8 Fountain, Central Courtyard of Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, 1935

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive steel and concrete Exposition building included an open-air courtyard and patio where visitors could relax and listen to rumba and dance rhythms performed by Jose Manzaneres's South American musical group.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1935

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

World's Fair Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.182

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.875 in
Width: 10.125 in

Inscriptions

typed label, verso: Jose Manzanares and his South American orchestra play Latin American music daily in the patio of the Ford Exposition Building at Balboa Park, San Diego.
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Jose Manzaneres and His South American Orchestra Pose at the V-8 Fountain, Central Courtyard of Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, 1935