Children's Activity Book, "Christmas at the Ford Rotunda," 1958
THF222075 / Children's Activity Book, "Christmas at the Ford Rotunda," 1958
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Artifact Overview
After the Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from that fair back to Dearborn. From 1936 to 1962, Ford recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This souvenir Christmas book from 1958 was illustrated by noted children's book illustrator Richard Scarry.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Activity book
Subject Date
1958
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Stories by Patsy Scarry with pictures by Richard Scarry. Copyright by Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, and Artists and Writers Press, Incorporated. Printed by Western Printing and Lithographing Company, New York, New York.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.219.36
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 10.25 in
Width: 7.375 in
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