Roy Rogers with Performers of "A Thousand Times Neigh," American Ballet Caravan, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940

THF216435 / Roy Rogers with Performers of "A Thousand Times Neigh," American Ballet Caravan, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
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Artifact Overview

During the 1940 New York World's Fair, visitors to the Ford Exposition's newly constructed theatre could enjoy a Technicolor film, an automobile style show, and a humorous ballet. "A Thousand Times Neigh," performed by the American Ballet Caravan, told the story of the automobile from the viewpoint of Dobbin, a dancing horse. Here, Roy Rogers poses with Dobbin outside of Ford's exposition building.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

18 September 1940

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.1398

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: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in

Inscriptions

verso: 3297
Roy Rogers with Performers of "A Thousand Times Neigh," American Ballet Caravan, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940