Brochure, "The Ford Rotunda, Fifty Years Forward on the American Road" 1953
THF222406 / Brochure, "The Ford Rotunda, Fifty Years Forward on the American Road" 1953
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from the 1934 Century of Progress Exposition back to Dearborn and, from 1936 to 1962, recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This souvenir book commemorated Ford's 50th Anniversary in 1953. The Ford Rotunda reopened then, with renovations that included a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Booklet
Subject Date
1953
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.450.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 9 in
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