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- Postcard, The Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan, 1954 - 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 postcard shows the Ford Rotunda as it looked in 1954.
- 1954
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Postcard, The Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan, 1954
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 postcard shows the Ford Rotunda as it looked in 1954.
- Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb at Baseball Game, Rotunda Field, Dearborn, Michigan, July 1943 - The Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, to play the Ford All-Stars on July 14, 1943. Five thousand fans showed up at Ford's Rotunda Field to watch the Bluejackets' 6-2 victory. Two former Major League players and Baseball Hall of Fame inductees were in the crowd: Tris Speaker (Cleveland) on the left and Ty Cobb (Detroit) on the right.
- July 14, 1943
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Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb at Baseball Game, Rotunda Field, Dearborn, Michigan, July 1943
The Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, to play the Ford All-Stars on July 14, 1943. Five thousand fans showed up at Ford's Rotunda Field to watch the Bluejackets' 6-2 victory. Two former Major League players and Baseball Hall of Fame inductees were in the crowd: Tris Speaker (Cleveland) on the left and Ty Cobb (Detroit) on the right.
- Ford Falcon Automobile and Christmas Tree Inside the Ford Rotunda Building, Dearborn, Michigan, 1959 - After the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought back its central Rotunda building from that fair to Dearborn, to serve as a visitor center and starting point for Rouge Plant tours. However, its biggest draw between 1953 and 1961 was the annual "Christmas Fantasy," shown here. Unfortunately, the Rotunda burned down in November 1962.
- 1959
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Ford Falcon Automobile and Christmas Tree Inside the Ford Rotunda Building, Dearborn, Michigan, 1959
After the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought back its central Rotunda building from that fair to Dearborn, to serve as a visitor center and starting point for Rouge Plant tours. However, its biggest draw between 1953 and 1961 was the annual "Christmas Fantasy," shown here. Unfortunately, the Rotunda burned down in November 1962.
- Ford Rotunda Construction Site, Dearborn, Michigan, July 31, 1935 - 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 photo, from July 31, 1935, shows the Ford Rotunda being constructed in Dearborn.
- July 31, 1935
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Ford Rotunda Construction Site, Dearborn, Michigan, July 31, 1935
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 photo, from July 31, 1935, shows the Ford Rotunda being constructed in Dearborn.
- Model of Mobile Designed by Malcolm Moran for the Ford Rotunda, circa 1953 - As part of its fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1953, Ford Motor Company refurbished the Rotunda--an exhibit area and hospitality center for Ford's Rouge factory tours. The company commissioned artists to design and install various design elements, including this mobile by sculptor Malcolm Moran, which symbolized progressive research and engineering. The completed mobile hung inside the entrance of the Rotunda.
- circa 1953
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Model of Mobile Designed by Malcolm Moran for the Ford Rotunda, circa 1953
As part of its fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1953, Ford Motor Company refurbished the Rotunda--an exhibit area and hospitality center for Ford's Rouge factory tours. The company commissioned artists to design and install various design elements, including this mobile by sculptor Malcolm Moran, which symbolized progressive research and engineering. The completed mobile hung inside the entrance of the Rotunda.
- New 1942 Ford Ambulance Built for the Michigan Canadian Club to Donate to the War Effort, November 3, 1941 -
- November 03, 1941
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New 1942 Ford Ambulance Built for the Michigan Canadian Club to Donate to the War Effort, November 3, 1941
- Children's Activity Book, "Christmas at the Ford Rotunda," 1958 - 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.
- 1958
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Children's Activity Book, "Christmas at the Ford Rotunda," 1958
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.
- Stone Road in the Ruin of a City, 1934 - "Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Rotunda in Dearborn, Michigan. Visitors rode new Ford vehicles through reproductions of famous roadways from around the world. Ford spent $176,000 landscaping the attraction into historic and modern sections. To ensure a realistic, immersive experience, crews used reference photographs--like this one--to recreate the 19 "Roads of the World."
- circa 1934
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Stone Road in the Ruin of a City, 1934
"Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Rotunda in Dearborn, Michigan. Visitors rode new Ford vehicles through reproductions of famous roadways from around the world. Ford spent $176,000 landscaping the attraction into historic and modern sections. To ensure a realistic, immersive experience, crews used reference photographs--like this one--to recreate the 19 "Roads of the World."
- Geodesic Dome Test Module, Designed by R. Buckminster Fuller, 1953 -
- 1953
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Geodesic Dome Test Module, Designed by R. Buckminster Fuller, 1953
- Dioramas in the Ford Building Rotunda, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.
- 1935
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Dioramas in the Ford Building Rotunda, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.