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- Brochure, "The Ford Rotunda, Fifty Years Forward on the American Road" 1953 - Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from the 1934 Century of Progress Exposition back to Dearborn and, from 1936 to 1962, recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This souvenir book commemorated Ford's 50th Anniversary in 1953. The Ford Rotunda reopened then, with renovations that included a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller.
- 1953
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Brochure, "The Ford Rotunda, Fifty Years Forward on the American Road" 1953
Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from the 1934 Century of Progress Exposition back to Dearborn and, from 1936 to 1962, recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This souvenir book commemorated Ford's 50th Anniversary in 1953. The Ford Rotunda reopened then, with renovations that included a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller.
- Sketch of the Ford Exhibition Building for the Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Great Depression. The Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda building designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. This sketch was created by Albert Kahn Inc., the architects of the building.
- 1933-1934
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Sketch of the Ford Exhibition Building for the Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Great Depression. The Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda building designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. This sketch was created by Albert Kahn Inc., the architects of the building.
- Brochure, "New Ford V-8 Trucks," 1934 - Ford Motor Company's 1934 trucks were only slightly changed in appearance from the previous model year, though the blue oval logo was added to the side of the hood. The stake body version was particularly versatile. The racks were removable to ease loading or accommodate oversized cargo. Ford's trucks were powered by the company's flathead V-8 engine.
- 1934
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Brochure, "New Ford V-8 Trucks," 1934
Ford Motor Company's 1934 trucks were only slightly changed in appearance from the previous model year, though the blue oval logo was added to the side of the hood. The stake body version was particularly versatile. The racks were removable to ease loading or accommodate oversized cargo. Ford's trucks were powered by the company's flathead V-8 engine.
- Brochure, "Ford Exposition, A Century of Progress," 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition highlighted progress to encourage optimism during the Great Depression. The Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda building designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. The phrase "ONE-THIRD OF A CENTURY OF PROGRESS PRODUCED THE FORD V-EIGHT" refers to the 30-year history of Ford Motor Company.
- 1934
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Brochure, "Ford Exposition, A Century of Progress," 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition highlighted progress to encourage optimism during the Great Depression. The Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda building designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. The phrase "ONE-THIRD OF A CENTURY OF PROGRESS PRODUCED THE FORD V-EIGHT" refers to the 30-year history of Ford Motor Company.
- Henry Ford Trade School Information Brochure, 1931-1941 - Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled industrial trade work -- machining, metallurgy, drafting, and engine design, among others. Students created useful components for local factories in hands-on lab and shop classes. In addition to the manual training received, academic classes were required.
- 1931-1941
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Henry Ford Trade School Information Brochure, 1931-1941
Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled industrial trade work -- machining, metallurgy, drafting, and engine design, among others. Students created useful components for local factories in hands-on lab and shop classes. In addition to the manual training received, academic classes were required.
- Brochure Advertising Ford V-8 Automobiles and the Century of Progress Exposition, 1934 - Ford Motor Company's 1934 models featured only minor changes from the previous year. The grille had fewer vertical bars, side hood louvers went from curved to straight, and new painted hubcaps were seen on V-8 cars. Prices started at $585 for a Fordor sedan with the V-8. The four-cylinder Fordor was priced $50 lower. Calendar year production was 563,921 units.
- 1934
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Brochure Advertising Ford V-8 Automobiles and the Century of Progress Exposition, 1934
Ford Motor Company's 1934 models featured only minor changes from the previous year. The grille had fewer vertical bars, side hood louvers went from curved to straight, and new painted hubcaps were seen on V-8 cars. Prices started at $585 for a Fordor sedan with the V-8. The four-cylinder Fordor was priced $50 lower. Calendar year production was 563,921 units.