Families at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940

Artifact Overview

The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and hosting a special visit to the Ford Exposition.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

13 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

64.167.232.1116

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: 2094

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