Ford Exhibit Building, Texas Centennial Central Exposition, Dallas, Texas, 1936
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The Texas Centennial Central Exposition in Dallas celebrated the frontier past of Texas, especially its 1836 victory over Mexico. The Ford Motor Company Pavilion, among the largest of industrial firms' buildings at the fair, was designed by industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague. Its interior displays focused on how agriculture and natural resources of Southwest could be transformed into car parts.
The Texas Centennial Central Exposition in Dallas celebrated the frontier past of Texas, especially its 1836 victory over Mexico. The Ford Motor Company Pavilion, among the largest of industrial firms' buildings at the fair, was designed by industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague. Its interior displays focused on how agriculture and natural resources of Southwest could be transformed into car parts.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1936
Subject Date
1936
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.10898
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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