Aviator Frank Coffyn at Wright Brothers' Home and Shop Mural, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
THF216365 / Aviator Frank Coffyn at Wright Brothers' Home and Shop Mural, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Special guests numbered among Ford's 15 million reported exposition visitors. This photograph shows Frank Coffyn near a mural showing the home of fellow aviation pioneers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, at Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
18 May 1939
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1363
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: 248
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