Two Historic South American Roads, circa 1930

Summary

"Roads of the Pacific" was part of the Ford Exhibit, the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s over 14 reproductions of famous roads. Crews used reference photographs to construct a realistic, immersive visitor experience. These images helped them recreate part of the Inca Road, which spanned the South American Andes.

"Roads of the Pacific" was part of the Ford Exhibit, the most popular attraction at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. Visitors rode in brand new Ford V-8s over 14 reproductions of famous roads. Crews used reference photographs to construct a realistic, immersive visitor experience. These images helped them recreate part of the Inca Road, which spanned the South American Andes.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1930

Creators

Unknown

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.189.11561

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11.125 in

Width: 7.5 in

Inscriptions

Text under top image reads: Camino Empedrado por los Conquistadores, que / aun se Conserva en Buenas Condiciones [translated: Paved Road by Conquerors Still Preserved in Good Condition] Text at bottom of lower image illegible.

Connect 3

Discover curious connections between artifacts.

Learn More