Woman Playing Badminton at Gym, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939

THF216725 / Woman Playing Badminton at Gym, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939

THF216726 / Woman Playing Badminton at Gym, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 / back

Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to construct and maintain its exhibition building at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. The building housed industrial demonstrations and educational displays highlighting Ford products. Ford hired information girls to answer questions posed by the over 15 million visitors who passed through the Ford Exposition Building. This photo shows the girls enjoying time away from work.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

27 May 1939

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

World's Fair Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.1542

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: 308

Keywords	United States, New York, New York, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Photographic prints Photographs Gymnasiums Exhibitions World's fairs Ford Motor Company New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)