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

THF212765 / Open Doorway of Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago Illinois, 1934

THF212766 / Open Doorway of Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago Illinois, 1934 / back

Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company poured resources into the largest, most talked-about exhibition at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Ford fair executives planned and supervised the construction of a large exhibition building and Ford Symphony Gardens (background) - an outdoor bandshell where fairgoers could enjoy free plays and musical performances.

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

64.167.232.575

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

verso: R-133-W-F

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