Section of Photo-Mural, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

Summary

The Ford building at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair was lined with murals depicting activity at the River Rouge Plant -- a symbol of industrial efficiency that exemplified the fair's Century of Progress theme.

The Ford building at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair was lined with murals depicting activity at the River Rouge Plant -- a symbol of industrial efficiency that exemplified the fair's Century of Progress theme.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1934

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.629

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-178-W-F

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