Trade School Boys at Work, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. To help accomplish his education mission during the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. Here, boys from Henry Ford Trade School demonstrate machines inside Ford's massive fair building.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

04 October 1939

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.1377

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: 1217