Fashion Show, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
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Ford Motor Company established a dedicated Press Department at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair to promote the Ford exhibition. Public relations staff worked to ensure that Ford's corporate presence saturated the fair, then distributed photographs and press releases to publications nationwide. Ford hosted hundreds of special events, such as this fashion show that featured the company's latest lineup of automobiles.
Ford Motor Company established a dedicated Press Department at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair to promote the Ford exhibition. Public relations staff worked to ensure that Ford's corporate presence saturated the fair, then distributed photographs and press releases to publications nationwide. Ford hosted hundreds of special events, such as this fashion show that featured the company's latest lineup of automobiles.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
18 September 1939
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1176
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: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
Verso: 1141
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