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Ford's Information Girls on the South Terrace of the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company poured resources into what became the most popular exhibition at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. In addition to educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford Exhibit offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Ford "Information Girls" posed on the south terrace, where fairgoers could relax while watching cars on the "Roads of the Pacific" experience.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1935

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.225

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: 225
Ford's Information Girls on the South Terrace of the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935