Drummer for Jose Manzanares and his South American Orchestra, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935

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

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

World's Fair Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.226

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: R 225 No negatives

Keywords	United States, California, San Diego, Balboa Park Photographic prints Photographs Exhibitions World's fairs Ford Motor Company Jose Manzanares' South American Orchestra California-Pacific International Exposition (1935-1936 : San Diego, Calif.) Exhibition buildings Drummers (Musicians) Drum set

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Drummer for Jose Manzanares and his South American Orchestra, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935

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