Courtesy Cars for Fairgoers, Dearborn Street Train Station, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company poured resources into the largest, most talked-about exhibition at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago during 1934. Besides the general public, visitors included special guests hosted by Ford. Here, courtesy cars and drivers outside Chicago's Dearborn Street Station await the arrival of a group of Ford automobile dealers from Indianapolis.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1934

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.429

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 21 Courtesy Cars at Dearborn St. Station to meet Indianapolis group
Courtesy Cars for Fairgoers, Dearborn Street Train Station, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934