Visitors inside Rotunda, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
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Ford Motor Company mounted the most talked-about exhibition in Chicago during the World's Fair in 1934. One attraction, a revolving globe in the Ford rotunda building's central Court of the World, illustrated Ford's growing industrial presence in mining, logging, and manufacturing operations around the world. This large three-dimensional map exemplified the fair's Century of Progress theme.
Ford Motor Company mounted the most talked-about exhibition in Chicago during the World's Fair in 1934. One attraction, a revolving globe in the Ford rotunda building's central Court of the World, illustrated Ford's growing industrial presence in mining, logging, and manufacturing operations around the world. This large three-dimensional map exemplified the fair's Century of Progress theme.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1934
Keywords
United States, Illinois, Chicago, Burnham Park
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
64.167.232.404
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
verso: R 3 Court of the World - Revolving Globe
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