Performers of "A Thousand Times Neigh," American Ballet Caravan, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
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During the 1940 New York World's Fair, visitors to the Ford Exposition's newly constructed theatre could enjoy a Technicolor film, an automobile style show, and a humorous ballet. "A Thousand Times Neigh," performed by the American Ballet Caravan, told the story of the automobile from the viewpoint of a dancing horse named Dobbin. Here, performers pose outside of Ford's exposition building.
During the 1940 New York World's Fair, visitors to the Ford Exposition's newly constructed theatre could enjoy a Technicolor film, an automobile style show, and a humorous ballet. "A Thousand Times Neigh," performed by the American Ballet Caravan, told the story of the automobile from the viewpoint of a dancing horse named Dobbin. Here, performers pose outside of Ford's exposition building.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
11 July 1940
Keywords
United States, New York, New York, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Performances (Creative events)
Teague, Walter Dorwin, 1883-1960
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1121
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: 2670a
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