Henry Ford Trade School Students at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939

Summary

Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. To help accomplish his education mission during the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. Here, boys from Henry Ford Trade School demonstrate machines inside Ford's massive fair building.

Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. To help accomplish his education mission during the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. Here, boys from Henry Ford Trade School demonstrate machines inside Ford's massive fair building.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

04 October 1939

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.232.1656

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: 1217

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