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- James Cagney with Two-Millionth Ford V-8, Courtyard of Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - In June 1935, the two-millionth Ford V-8 automobile rolled off the Rouge Plant assembly line. Driven by Jimmy Rooney, a goodwill ambassador for Ford, the sedan embarked on a public relations tour from Dearborn, Michigan, to San Diego, California. Visitors, including some famous actors, welcomed the famous V-8 with fanfare when it finally arrived at the California Pacific International Exposition.
- 1935
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James Cagney with Two-Millionth Ford V-8, Courtyard of Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
In June 1935, the two-millionth Ford V-8 automobile rolled off the Rouge Plant assembly line. Driven by Jimmy Rooney, a goodwill ambassador for Ford, the sedan embarked on a public relations tour from Dearborn, Michigan, to San Diego, California. Visitors, including some famous actors, welcomed the famous V-8 with fanfare when it finally arrived at the California Pacific International Exposition.
- "The New England Home," House No. 12, Town of Tomorrow Village, New York World's Fair, 1940 - The 1939-40 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. One exhibition, the Town of Tomorrow, particularly expressed the fair's utopian "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme. Fifteen Demonstration Homes comprised the Town of Tomorrow. Each house practically demonstrated modern building equipment and materials, which were described for fairgoers in a complimentary booklet.
- 1939-1940
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"The New England Home," House No. 12, Town of Tomorrow Village, New York World's Fair, 1940
The 1939-40 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. One exhibition, the Town of Tomorrow, particularly expressed the fair's utopian "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme. Fifteen Demonstration Homes comprised the Town of Tomorrow. Each house practically demonstrated modern building equipment and materials, which were described for fairgoers in a complimentary booklet.
- Trade Card for the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, Pearlicross Coffee and York's Favorite Coffee, 1899 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1901
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Trade Card for the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, Pearlicross Coffee and York's Favorite Coffee, 1899
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- "Road of Tomorrow," Ford Exposition Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. In addition to viewing educational demonstrations and exhibits, Ford exposition visitors could ride in brand-new Ford automobiles along the Road of Tomorrow. Befitting the fair's "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme, this conceptual highway experience suggested modern techniques for safer, quieter, and more efficient roadways.
- May 14, 1939
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"Road of Tomorrow," Ford Exposition Building, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. In addition to viewing educational demonstrations and exhibits, Ford exposition visitors could ride in brand-new Ford automobiles along the Road of Tomorrow. Befitting the fair's "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme, this conceptual highway experience suggested modern techniques for safer, quieter, and more efficient roadways.
- Herbert T. Strong at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Special guests numbered among Ford's 15 million reported exposition visitors. This photograph shows author Herbert Thompson Strong with one of the Ford building's many industrial displays.
- September 04, 1939
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Herbert T. Strong at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Special guests numbered among Ford's 15 million reported exposition visitors. This photograph shows author Herbert Thompson Strong with one of the Ford building's many industrial displays.
- Family with Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and providing a chauffeured Deluxe V-8 Ford for the week.
- August 25, 1940
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Family with Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and providing a chauffeured Deluxe V-8 Ford for the week.
- Fleet Owners at Ford Exposition Garden Court, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. The company hosted many special guests during the two-year event--including this group of Ford fleet owners, who numbered among the reported 15 million fairgoers to visit the company's exposition.
- May 09, 1939
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Fleet Owners at Ford Exposition Garden Court, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. The company hosted many special guests during the two-year event--including this group of Ford fleet owners, who numbered among the reported 15 million fairgoers to visit the company's exposition.
- Family with Ford Tractor, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and hosting a special visit to the Ford Exposition.
- July 29, 1940
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Family with Ford Tractor, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and hosting a special visit to the Ford Exposition.
- Machine in Industrialized Farm Display, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exposition space. Ford's massive exhibition building attracted fairgoers with industrial demonstrations and informative displays in two main halls. At the "industrialized farm," visitors could learn about soybeans and watch presenters process them into plastics and fibers.
- June 01, 1939
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Machine in Industrialized Farm Display, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exposition space. Ford's massive exhibition building attracted fairgoers with industrial demonstrations and informative displays in two main halls. At the "industrialized farm," visitors could learn about soybeans and watch presenters process them into plastics and fibers.
- Family with Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and hosting a special visit to the Ford Exposition.
- May 21, 1940
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Family with Ford Automobile, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
The 1940 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Newspapers held contests nationwide to select 48 "typical American families." Each was awarded a week's stay in a futuristic model home at the fair. Ford Motor Company sponsored the promotion, covering each family's travel expenses and hosting a special visit to the Ford Exposition.