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Ford Rotunda at Night, Dearborn, Michigan – The Ford Rotunda consists of an imposing gear-shaped central section from which rectangular wings extend to the north and south. The circular section is 215 feet in diameter. In its center is a court 92 feet in diameter, which is open to the sky. The Rotunda is built of Indiana limestone and steel. Its construction required 114,000 feet of cut limestone and 1,000 tons of structural steel.

Physical Description

One linen postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by the United News Company in Detroit, Michigan and printed by Curt Teich and Company in Chicago, Illinois.

Condition

Unused

Language of Postcard

English

Location

United States–Michigan–Wayne County–Dearborn

Publisher

United News Co.

Printer

Curt Teich & Co.

Printing Process

Chromolithography

Technique

Artist rendering

Date Issued

1930-1955

Object Type

Postcard

Object Size

14 X 09 cm

Original Collection

San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection

Publisher Series

225

Postcard Collection Number

Michigan-03

Digital Collection

San Diego College for Women Linen Postcard Collection

Digital Publisher

Copley Library, University of San Diego

Date Digitized

2013

Image File Size

265 KB

Image Format

Image/Jpeg

Repository

Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego

Image File Location

Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\Michigan\MI-03A

Copyright

This postcard may be protected by copyright law. It is being made available for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. It is the responsibility of the user to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) or heirs for any other use.

Keywords

Dearborn (Michigan), Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.)

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