Gentlemen in Rotunda of Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

THF212647 / Gentlemen in Rotunda of Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company mounted the most talked-about exhibition in Chicago during the World's Fair in 1934. One attraction, a revolving globe in the Ford rotunda building's central Court of the World, illustrated Ford's growing industrial presence in mining, logging, and manufacturing operations around the world. This large three-dimensional map exemplified the fair's Century of Progress theme.

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

64.167.232.549

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-112-W-F

Keywords	United States, Illinois, Chicago, Burnham Park Photographic prints Photographs Exhibition buildings Rotundas Globes (Cartographic spheres) Exhibitions World's fairs Ford Motor Company Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)