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- Miniature Kiln, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939 - Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park. Miniature equipment and displays completed the scene.
- 1939
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Miniature Kiln, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939
Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park. Miniature equipment and displays completed the scene.
- George Fielding Elliot at "Ford Cycle of Production" 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. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- June 23, 1939
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George Fielding Elliot at "Ford Cycle of Production" 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. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- Cellulose Acetate Plastic Display, "Ford Cycle of Production," Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - 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. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- January 08, 1940
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Cellulose Acetate Plastic Display, "Ford Cycle of Production," Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
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. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- Close-up of Machinery, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Henry Ford viewed national expositions as business opportunities <em>and</em> platforms for public education. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to build and maintain an elaborate exposition space. Informative displays and manufacturing demonstrations inside Ford's massive fair building offered visitors an in-depth, entertaining, and educational look at industrial processes.
- June 21, 1939
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Close-up of Machinery, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Henry Ford viewed national expositions as business opportunities and platforms for public education. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to build and maintain an elaborate exposition space. Informative displays and manufacturing demonstrations inside Ford's massive fair building offered visitors an in-depth, entertaining, and educational look at industrial processes.
- Filming Television Show, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Americans first experienced television in 1939, when RCA telecast the opening ceremonies of the New York World's Fair. Television fit the exposition's "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme, and fairgoers could view manufacturer demonstrations throughout the exposition. Ford Motor Company employed the novel technology, filming shows for viewing in Ford exhibit building lounges.
- October 19, 1939
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Filming Television Show, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Americans first experienced television in 1939, when RCA telecast the opening ceremonies of the New York World's Fair. Television fit the exposition's "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme, and fairgoers could view manufacturer demonstrations throughout the exposition. Ford Motor Company employed the novel technology, filming shows for viewing in Ford exhibit building lounges.
- Ford Exposition Garden Court, 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 educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford building offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Outside in the Ford Exposition Garden Court, fairgoers could relax and listen to musical performances by Ferde Grofe's innovative New World Orchestra.
- May 07, 1939
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Ford Exposition Garden Court, 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 educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford building offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Outside in the Ford Exposition Garden Court, fairgoers could relax and listen to musical performances by Ferde Grofe's innovative New World Orchestra.
- Ford Exposition Garden Court, 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 educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford building offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Outside in the Ford Exposition Garden Court, fairgoers could relax and listen to musical performances by Ferde Grofe's innovative New World Orchestra.
- August 09, 1939
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Ford Exposition Garden Court, 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 educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford building offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Outside in the Ford Exposition Garden Court, fairgoers could relax and listen to musical performances by Ferde Grofe's innovative New World Orchestra.
- Ford Exposition Garden Court, 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 educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford building offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Outside in the Ford Exposition Garden Court, fairgoers could relax and listen to musical performances by Ferde Grofe's innovative New World Orchestra.
- May 14, 1939
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Ford Exposition Garden Court, 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 educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford building offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Outside in the Ford Exposition Garden Court, fairgoers could relax and listen to musical performances by Ferde Grofe's innovative New World Orchestra.
- Children at "Ford Cycle of Production," 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. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- May 31, 1939
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Children at "Ford Cycle of Production," 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. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- Ford Exposition Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company, a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, hired industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague to create its exhibition building. Renowned architect Albert Kahn completed Teague's modern, eye-catching design. This photograph shows part of the Ford building at the fairgrounds in New York City's Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
- June 10, 1939
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Ford Exposition Building, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company, a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, hired industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague to create its exhibition building. Renowned architect Albert Kahn completed Teague's modern, eye-catching design. This photograph shows part of the Ford building at the fairgrounds in New York City's Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.