"On Your Way to Two 1939 Fairs, You are Cordially Invited to Visit the Ford Rotunda and Rouge Plant," Dearborn, Michigan, 1939
THF222094 / "On Your Way to Two 1939 Fairs, You are Cordially Invited to Visit the Ford Rotunda and Rouge Plant," Dearborn, Michigan, 1939
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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 brochure enticed travelers visiting one of the 1939 world's fairs to visit the Ford Rotunda and Rouge Plant in Dearborn.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Brochure
Date Made
1939
Subject Date
1939
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.0.15.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dark reddish brown
Dimensions
Height: 7.125 in
Width: 3.5 in
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Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The 11-acre Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.