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- Garden near Ford Building, Ford Exposition, 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, exhibits, complimentary entertainment, and rides on the Road of Tomorrow experience, visitors to the Ford exposition found places to rest. Outdoors, on the grounds of the Ford building, fairgoers could relax among fountains and landscaped gardens.
- July 01, 1939
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Garden near Ford Building, Ford Exposition, 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, exhibits, complimentary entertainment, and rides on the Road of Tomorrow experience, visitors to the Ford exposition found places to rest. Outdoors, on the grounds of the Ford building, fairgoers could relax among fountains and landscaped gardens.
- Flower Gardens outside Ford Exposition, 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, exhibits, complimentary entertainment, and rides on the Road of Tomorrow experience, visitors to the Ford exposition found places to rest. Outdoors, on the grounds of the Ford building, fairgoers could relax among fountains and landscaped gardens.
- May 11, 1939
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Flower Gardens outside Ford Exposition, 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, exhibits, complimentary entertainment, and rides on the Road of Tomorrow experience, visitors to the Ford exposition found places to rest. Outdoors, on the grounds of the Ford building, fairgoers could relax among fountains and landscaped gardens.
- "The Road of Tomorrow" and Ford Building, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. Visitors to Ford's exposition could view educational demonstrations, peruse exhibits, enjoy complimentary entertainment, and take a ride on the Road of Tomorrow experience. This photograph shows the landscaped grounds surrounding the Ford building and the Road of Tomorrow track.
- 1939
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"The Road of Tomorrow" and Ford Building, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. Visitors to Ford's exposition could view educational demonstrations, peruse exhibits, enjoy complimentary entertainment, and take a ride on the Road of Tomorrow experience. This photograph shows the landscaped grounds surrounding the Ford building and the Road of Tomorrow track.
- Grounds outside 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 educational demonstrations, exhibits, complimentary entertainment, and rides on the Road of Tomorrow experience, visitors to the Ford exposition found places to rest. Outdoors, on the grounds of the Ford building, fairgoers could relax among fountains and landscaped gardens.
- May 24, 1939
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Grounds outside 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 educational demonstrations, exhibits, complimentary entertainment, and rides on the Road of Tomorrow experience, visitors to the Ford exposition found places to rest. Outdoors, on the grounds of the Ford building, fairgoers could relax among fountains and landscaped gardens.
- 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.
- May 28, 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.
- Crowds around Exhibits, 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. The Ford exposition attracted fairgoers of all ages with industrial demonstrations, informative displays, complimentary entertainment, the Road of Tomorrow experience, and places to relax among fountains and landscaped gardens.
- 1939
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Crowds around Exhibits, 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. The Ford exposition attracted fairgoers of all ages with industrial demonstrations, informative displays, complimentary entertainment, the Road of Tomorrow experience, and places to relax among fountains and landscaped gardens.
- 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.
- 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.
- June 18, 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.
- Florida Girls with Ford Automobiles at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 -
- 1939
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Florida Girls with Ford Automobiles at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
- Family at 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.
- August 05, 1940
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Family at 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.