Women in Ford Model K, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939

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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.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

17 June 1939

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.1547

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

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