Building Plaque, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

THF212169 / Building Plaque, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

Artifact Overview

Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. After Ford Motor Company opened its massive exhibition building in 1934, fairgoers could peruse acres of industrial demonstrations and informative displays.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1934

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

64.167.232.442

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: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in

Inscriptions

front: Albert Kahn Incorporated Architects & Engineers Walter Dorwin Teague Interior Designs Jens Jensen Landscape Architect W. E. O'Neill Construction Co. General Contractors verso: R 32-A Showing plate & names of builders of Ford Exhibit

Keywords	United States, Illinois, Chicago, Burnham Park Photographic prints Photographs Exhibition buildings World's fairs Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951 Ford Motor Company Albert Kahn Associates Walter Dorwin Teague Associates W. E. O'Neil Construction Company Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)