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- Casting Equipment in the Ford Exhibit, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.

- 1935
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Casting Equipment in the Ford Exhibit, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.
- Drummer for Jose Manzanares and his South American Orchestra, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive steel and concrete Exposition building included an open-air courtyard and patio where visitors could relax and listen to rumba and dance rhythms performed by Jose Manzaneres's South American musical group.

- 1935
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Drummer for Jose Manzanares and his South American Orchestra, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive steel and concrete Exposition building included an open-air courtyard and patio where visitors could relax and listen to rumba and dance rhythms performed by Jose Manzaneres's South American musical group.
- Ford Dealers from Atlanta, Georgia at the Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Ford Motor Company was a major exhibitor at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. A large exhibition building, bandshell, and Roads of the World experience composed the fair's largest and most talked-about attraction. Ford hosted this group of dealers from Atlanta, Georgia, who numbered among the more than twelve million fairgoers to visit the Ford exhibit.

- June 20, 1934
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Ford Dealers from Atlanta, Georgia at the Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Ford Motor Company was a major exhibitor at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. A large exhibition building, bandshell, and Roads of the World experience composed the fair's largest and most talked-about attraction. Ford hosted this group of dealers from Atlanta, Georgia, who numbered among the more than twelve million fairgoers to visit the Ford exhibit.
- Visitors in Central Courtyard of the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, California, 1935 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive Exposition building enclosed an open-air courtyard with a V-8 emblem-shaped fountain. In this central area, fairgoers could rest, take in pleasant landscaping or automotive displays, and enjoy musical performances.

- 1935
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Visitors in Central Courtyard of the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, California, 1935
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive Exposition building enclosed an open-air courtyard with a V-8 emblem-shaped fountain. In this central area, fairgoers could rest, take in pleasant landscaping or automotive displays, and enjoy musical performances.
- Portion of the Power Facility of the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into what became the most popular exhibition at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. This photograph shows the power facility that fueled Ford's $2 million display in Balboa Park, San Diego. Highlights of the exhibit included the fair's largest building, manufacturing demonstrations, a 3,000-seat amphitheatre, elaborate fountains, and special nighttime lighting effects.

- 1935
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Portion of the Power Facility of the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
Ford Motor Company poured resources into what became the most popular exhibition at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. This photograph shows the power facility that fueled Ford's $2 million display in Balboa Park, San Diego. Highlights of the exhibit included the fair's largest building, manufacturing demonstrations, a 3,000-seat amphitheatre, elaborate fountains, and special nighttime lighting effects.
- Henry Ford Trade School Exhibit, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.

- 1935
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Henry Ford Trade School Exhibit, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.
- Exhibit Area inside Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.

- 1935
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Exhibit Area inside Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.
- The Central Courtyard, from inside the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive Exposition building enclosed an open-air courtyard with a V-8 emblem-shaped fountain. In this central area, fairgoers could rest, take in pleasant landscaping or automotive displays, and enjoy musical performances.

- 1935
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The Central Courtyard, from inside the Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive Exposition building enclosed an open-air courtyard with a V-8 emblem-shaped fountain. In this central area, fairgoers could rest, take in pleasant landscaping or automotive displays, and enjoy musical performances.
- Part of the Ford Exhibit, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.

- 1935
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Part of the Ford Exhibit, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
Through the 1930s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.
- Bendix Truck Brake Exhibit, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.

- 1934
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Bendix Truck Brake Exhibit, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.