Souvenir Brochure, "You are Cordially Invited to Visit the Ford Rotunda and Rouge Plant," Dearborn, Michigan, 1938

Summary

After the Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from that fair back to Dearborn. From 1936 to 1962, Ford recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This 1938 travel brochure attempted to entice travelers to visit the Ford Rotunda soon after its opening.

After the Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from that fair back to Dearborn. From 1936 to 1962, Ford recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This 1938 travel brochure attempted to entice travelers to visit the Ford Rotunda soon after its opening.

Artifact

Brochure

Date Made

1938

Subject Date

1938

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2012.0.15.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6 in

Width: 3.5 in

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