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Nurse in New Uniform, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department1939-05-17

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to construct and maintain its exhibition building at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. The building housed industrial demonstrations and educational displays highlighting Ford products. Ford hired a variety of service staff to attend to visitors' needs. Nurses operated a first aid station in case of any minor medical emergency.

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  • Title: Nurse in New Uniform, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
  • Creator: Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department
  • Date: 1939-05-17
  • Location: United States, Michigan, Dearborn, United States, New York, New York, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
  • Subject Keywords: Ford Motor Company, Nurses, Exhibitions, World's fairs, New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.), Photographic prints, Photographs
  • Type: Photographs
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Object Name: Photographic print
  • Object ID: 64.167.232.1538
  • Image ID: THF216717
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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