Stone Road Construction, circa 1900
THF200023 / Stone Road Construction, circa 1900
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Artifact Overview
"Roads of the World" was part of the Ford Building at Chicago's 1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition. Visitors to this attraction rode new Ford vehicles through reproductions of historic and modern roadways. To construct a realistic, immersive experience, crews used reference photographs -- like this one -- to recreate sections of 21 different "Roads of the World."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1900
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.10301
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11.25 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in margin: China? / Summer palace road?
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