Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, View from Dix Bridge, 1934
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The Ford building at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair was lined with murals depicting the River Rouge Plant -- a symbol of industrial efficiency that exemplified the fair's Century of Progress theme. One mural included this majestic view of the plant, which was the largest and most efficient manufacturing complex of its time.
The Ford building at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair was lined with murals depicting the River Rouge Plant -- a symbol of industrial efficiency that exemplified the fair's Century of Progress theme. One mural included this majestic view of the plant, which was the largest and most efficient manufacturing complex of its time.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1934
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.11071
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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