Ford Rotunda Drawings collection, 1952-1953? (bulk 1952)

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Ford Rotunda Drawings collection, 1952-1953? (bulk 1952)

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The collection is comprised of 20 blackline prints. Eighteen of the drawings detail the geodesic dome designed by Buckminister Fuller, dated August and September 1952. Also included is a Plot Plan dated March 16, 1953(?) by Albert Kahn, Architects and a Section and Details drawing dated September 18, 1952 by Sanborn Brown, Laucomer(?) & Manser(?), Architects.

1 oversize folder.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7281920

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983

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