Section of Photo-Mural, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

Artifact Overview

The Ford building at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair was lined with murals depicting activity at the River Rouge Plant -- a symbol of industrial efficiency that 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

64.167.232.629

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-178-W-F

Keywords	United States, Illinois, Chicago, Burnham Park Photographic prints Photographs Murals (any medium) World's fairs Ford Motor Company Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)