Australian Fair Committee, New York World's Fair, 1939
THF216421 / Australian Fair Committee, 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. During the fair, Ford hosted this group of Australian industrialists, who studied the Ford exposition to learn about "the best and latest improvements in American industry" and eventually apply them in Australian factories.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
03 June 1939
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1391
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: 353
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