Engineer inside Cab of the Pioneer 2-2-2 Locomotive at the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

THF213422 / Engineer inside Cab of the Pioneer 2-2-2 Locomotive at the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

THF213423 / Engineer inside Cab of the Pioneer 2-2-2 Locomotive at the Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 / back

Artifact Overview

Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The 11-acre Ford Motor Company exposition became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a variety of industrial demonstrations and informative displays. Visitors to Ford's exhibit could observe this historic steam locomotive, which operated on the Cumberland Valley Railroad in the mid-1800s.

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

64.167.232.827

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-270-G-W-F

Keywords	United States, Illinois, Chicago, Burnham Park Photographic prints Photographs Exhibitions Railroad locomotives World's fairs Union Works Cumberland Valley Railroad Company Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)