Viewing the Lionel Train Christmas Display at the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan, 1957
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After the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought back its central Rotunda building from that fair to Dearborn, to serve as a visitor center and starting point for Rouge Plant tours. However, its biggest draw between 1953 and 1961 was the annual "Christmas Fantasy," shown here. Unfortunately, the Rotunda burned down in November 1962.
After the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought back its central Rotunda building from that fair to Dearborn, to serve as a visitor center and starting point for Rouge Plant tours. However, its biggest draw between 1953 and 1961 was the annual "Christmas Fantasy," shown here. Unfortunately, the Rotunda burned down in November 1962.
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
1957
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
74.300.1182.3.58
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Glass (Material)
Paper tape
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
Text at top of lantern slide: FORD PUBLIC RELATIONS PHOTOGRAPHIC Handwritten in ink on small oval paper sticker: 3-58
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