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- Marcel and Alexina Duchamp Visiting Henry Ford Museum with Mr. and Mrs. Alain Chaillous, December 1, 1961 - Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum over the years. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. In 1961, Marcel Duchamp, the unconventional artist-turned-chess player, came to the museum.
- December 01, 1961
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Marcel and Alexina Duchamp Visiting Henry Ford Museum with Mr. and Mrs. Alain Chaillous, December 1, 1961
Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum over the years. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. In 1961, Marcel Duchamp, the unconventional artist-turned-chess player, came to the museum.
- Jorge Navarro, Vice Consul of Ecuador and Companions Visiting the California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - Ford Motor Company was the major exhibitor at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The Ford Building, Music Bowl, and outdoor "Roads of the Pacific" experience composed the Exposition's largest and most popular attraction. Ford hosted the Vice Consul from Ecuador, Jorge Navarro, who numbered among the reported 2.5 million fairgoers to visit the Ford Exhibit.
- July 12, 1935
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Jorge Navarro, Vice Consul of Ecuador and Companions Visiting the California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
Ford Motor Company was the major exhibitor at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The Ford Building, Music Bowl, and outdoor "Roads of the Pacific" experience composed the Exposition's largest and most popular attraction. Ford hosted the Vice Consul from Ecuador, Jorge Navarro, who numbered among the reported 2.5 million fairgoers to visit the Ford Exhibit.
- Italian Consul Eric da Rin Presenting Trophy to Joseph Oros and George Walker for the Ford Retractable Hardtop, January 1958 - Introduced for 1957, Ford's Skyliner offered something novel in motoring: a retractable hardtop roof. The design won a prize at the 1958 Concours d'Elegance of Campione, Italy. Joe Oros (right), chief stylist of the Ford design studio, and George Walker (center), Ford Motor Company's director of styling, accepted the prize from Eric da Rin (left), the Italian consul in Detroit.
- January 23, 1958
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Italian Consul Eric da Rin Presenting Trophy to Joseph Oros and George Walker for the Ford Retractable Hardtop, January 1958
Introduced for 1957, Ford's Skyliner offered something novel in motoring: a retractable hardtop roof. The design won a prize at the 1958 Concours d'Elegance of Campione, Italy. Joe Oros (right), chief stylist of the Ford design studio, and George Walker (center), Ford Motor Company's director of styling, accepted the prize from Eric da Rin (left), the Italian consul in Detroit.