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- Lincoln Zephyr Prototype, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Lincoln Zephyr Prototype, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- Briggs Body Exhibit, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Briggs Body Exhibit, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- Briggs Manufacturing Company Exhibit, Ford Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Briggs Manufacturing Company Exhibit, Ford Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- Ford Model T Car Bodies Being Delivered to the Highland Park Plant, 1913-1914 - For many years, Ford Motor Company purchased bodies for its Model T cars from outside suppliers. Ten touring car bodies are on this delivery wagon, with an eleventh on the conveyor in the background. These unpainted and unupholstered bodies were finished at Ford's Highland Park plant. Suppliers included American Body, Briggs Manufacturing, Fisher Body, Milburn Body, and others.
- 1913-1914
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Model T Car Bodies Being Delivered to the Highland Park Plant, 1913-1914
For many years, Ford Motor Company purchased bodies for its Model T cars from outside suppliers. Ten touring car bodies are on this delivery wagon, with an eleventh on the conveyor in the background. These unpainted and unupholstered bodies were finished at Ford's Highland Park plant. Suppliers included American Body, Briggs Manufacturing, Fisher Body, Milburn Body, and others.
- Fire Insurance Map of Briggs Mfg. Co. at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, Surveyed May 23, 1924 - Fire insurance maps provided information to insurance companies about potential risks to homes, businesses, and factories. These maps -- with their easily identifiable symbols and color-coding -- depicted structural features, types of construction, and locations of fire hazards. Armed with this information, insurance underwriters could propose reasonable rates and offer protection against possible catastrophic financial loss in the event of a fire.
- May 23, 1924
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Fire Insurance Map of Briggs Mfg. Co. at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, Surveyed May 23, 1924
Fire insurance maps provided information to insurance companies about potential risks to homes, businesses, and factories. These maps -- with their easily identifiable symbols and color-coding -- depicted structural features, types of construction, and locations of fire hazards. Armed with this information, insurance underwriters could propose reasonable rates and offer protection against possible catastrophic financial loss in the event of a fire.
- Briggs Auto Bodies Display, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Briggs Auto Bodies Display, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- Fire Insurance Map of Briggs Mfg. Co. at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, Surveyed June 22, 1934 - Fire insurance maps provided information to insurance companies about potential risks to homes, businesses, and factories. These maps -- with their easily identifiable symbols and color-coding -- depicted structural features, types of construction, and locations of fire hazards. Armed with this information, insurance underwriters could propose reasonable rates and offer protection against possible catastrophic financial loss in the event of a fire.
- June 22, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Fire Insurance Map of Briggs Mfg. Co. at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, Surveyed June 22, 1934
Fire insurance maps provided information to insurance companies about potential risks to homes, businesses, and factories. These maps -- with their easily identifiable symbols and color-coding -- depicted structural features, types of construction, and locations of fire hazards. Armed with this information, insurance underwriters could propose reasonable rates and offer protection against possible catastrophic financial loss in the event of a fire.
- Spraying Lacquer on Ford Automobile Bodies at Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1933 -
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Spraying Lacquer on Ford Automobile Bodies at Briggs Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1933
- Upholstering Automobile Seat Cushion at Briggs Manufacturing Company, 1936 -
- March 16, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Upholstering Automobile Seat Cushion at Briggs Manufacturing Company, 1936
- Briggs Manufacturing Company Exhibit, Ford Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Briggs Manufacturing Company Exhibit, Ford Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the Depression. The Ford Exhibition Building, which sat on eleven acres at the fair and featured industrial demonstrations and informative displays like this, became the most talked-about exhibit of 1934.