Opera Singer Josephine Antoine, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940

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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. Numerous celebrities joined Ford's 15 million reported exposition guests. This photograph shows opera singer Josephine Antoine during a visit to the Ford exposition in November 1940.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

11 January 1940

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.1757

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: 1460
Opera Singer Josephine Antoine, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940