Ford Exhibit at the Century of Progress Exposition, 1934

Ryan’s great film clip reminded me that the Henry Ford Museum Archives usually scanned their PR pictures from historic event like this in their ‘Digital Collections‘. I dug around their website last night searching under the terms ‘1934’ and ‘expo’ and, Bingo!, there it was:

“Chicago’s 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the depression. The 11-acre Ford Motor Company exhibit became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934, featuring a central Rotunda designed to simulate graduated clusters of gears. After the fair, this building became an attraction at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, until it burned down in 1962.”