Family at Boat Basin, New York World's Fair, 1940

THF215647 / Family at Boat Basin, New York World's Fair, 1940

Artifact Overview

In 1940, newspapers nationwide held Typical American Family Contests to send families to the New York World's Fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion and covered travel expenses. Families stayed on the fairgrounds in a model home and enjoyed the daily sights and sounds of the fair. This family took time to visit the fair's Boat Basin.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

15 May 1940

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

64.167.232.1110

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: 2119

Keywords	United States, New York, New York, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Photographic prints Photographs Exhibitions Boats World's fairs Ford Motor Company New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)