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- Punch Bowl Set, 1893 -
- 1893
- Collections - Artifact
Punch Bowl Set, 1893
- Wedding Portrait of Elizabeth Parke Firestone, June 25, 1921 - Elizabeth Parke, daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, met at a dance at Princeton around 1920. Their 1921 wedding was the most lavish Decatur had ever seen. Elizabeth -- who would become well-known for a refined sense of fashion -- likely made her own wedding dress.
- June 25, 1921
- Collections - Artifact
Wedding Portrait of Elizabeth Parke Firestone, June 25, 1921
Elizabeth Parke, daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, met at a dance at Princeton around 1920. Their 1921 wedding was the most lavish Decatur had ever seen. Elizabeth -- who would become well-known for a refined sense of fashion -- likely made her own wedding dress.
- Park Drag, or Private Road Coach, 1893 - Park drags were coaches in which to see and be seen. Wealthy owners took them to horse races, country picnics, elite summer resorts, or simply on tours through places like New York's Central Park, where they were sure to be admired. San Francisco businessman and socialite George A. Newhall bought this coach at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
- 1893
- Collections - Artifact
Park Drag, or Private Road Coach, 1893
Park drags were coaches in which to see and be seen. Wealthy owners took them to horse races, country picnics, elite summer resorts, or simply on tours through places like New York's Central Park, where they were sure to be admired. San Francisco businessman and socialite George A. Newhall bought this coach at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
- From Cave-man to Engineer: The Museum of Science and Industry Founded by Julius Rosenwald, an Institution to Reveal the Technical Ascent of Man, 1933 -
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
From Cave-man to Engineer: The Museum of Science and Industry Founded by Julius Rosenwald, an Institution to Reveal the Technical Ascent of Man, 1933
- Visitors in Line for Roads of the World Tour, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Ford Motor Company recreated 21 sections of different historic and modern roadways outside the Ford Exhibition Building at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Fairgoers could tour these reproduction "Roads of the World" in courtesy vehicles.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Visitors in Line for Roads of the World Tour, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Ford Motor Company recreated 21 sections of different historic and modern roadways outside the Ford Exhibition Building at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Fairgoers could tour these reproduction "Roads of the World" in courtesy vehicles.
- Drum and Bugle Corps outside Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Ford Motor Company was a major exhibitor at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. A large exhibition building, bandshell, and Roads of the World experience composed the fair's largest and most talked-about attraction. Ford hosted the Kingston Community Junior Drum and Bugle Corp, who numbered among the more than twelve million fairgoers to visit the Ford exhibit.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Drum and Bugle Corps outside Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Ford Motor Company was a major exhibitor at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. A large exhibition building, bandshell, and Roads of the World experience composed the fair's largest and most talked-about attraction. Ford hosted the Kingston Community Junior Drum and Bugle Corp, who numbered among the more than twelve million fairgoers to visit the Ford exhibit.
- Three Men Walking on Roads of the World Exhibit, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Ford Motor Company's exhibit at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition in 1934 included "Roads of the World," where fairgoers could tour reproductions of famous roadways in brand new Fords. Here, visitors examine a recreated section of China's historic Summer Palace Road.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Three Men Walking on Roads of the World Exhibit, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Ford Motor Company's exhibit at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition in 1934 included "Roads of the World," where fairgoers could tour reproductions of famous roadways in brand new Fords. Here, visitors examine a recreated section of China's historic Summer Palace Road.
- Gentleman on Replica of Summer Palace Road, Ford's Roads of the World, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, 1934 - Ford Motor Company's exhibit at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition in 1934 included "Roads of the World," where fairgoers could tour reproductions of famous roadways in brand new Fords. Here, a visitor examines a recreated section of China's historic Summer Palace Road.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Gentleman on Replica of Summer Palace Road, Ford's Roads of the World, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, 1934
Ford Motor Company's exhibit at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition in 1934 included "Roads of the World," where fairgoers could tour reproductions of famous roadways in brand new Fords. Here, a visitor examines a recreated section of China's historic Summer Palace Road.
- Replica of the Wilderness Trail, Roads of the World, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - "Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Motor Company's exhibition at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Fairgoers rode in brand new Ford V-8s over 21 reproductions of famous roadways. This section representing Daniel Boone's historic Wilderness Trail contributed to the immersive "Roads of the World" experience.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Replica of the Wilderness Trail, Roads of the World, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
"Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Motor Company's exhibition at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Fairgoers rode in brand new Ford V-8s over 21 reproductions of famous roadways. This section representing Daniel Boone's historic Wilderness Trail contributed to the immersive "Roads of the World" experience.
- Replica of U.S. Route No. 1, Roads of the World, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Ford Motor Company recreated 21 sections of different historic and modern roadways outside the Ford Exhibition Building at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Fairgoers could tour these reproduction "Roads of the World" in courtesy vehicles.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Replica of U.S. Route No. 1, Roads of the World, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Ford Motor Company recreated 21 sections of different historic and modern roadways outside the Ford Exhibition Building at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. Fairgoers could tour these reproduction "Roads of the World" in courtesy vehicles.