{"product_id":"christmas-at-the-ford-rotunda-1961-childrens-activity-booklet-dearborn-mi","title":"Christmas At The Ford Rotunda 1961 Children's Activity Booklet Dearborn MI","description":"\u003cp\u003eHard to find vintage promotional souvenir children's activity and story booklet \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristmas At The Ford Rotunda 1961\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eStories, Poems, Carols, Games, Puzzles, Things to Color, Things to Make\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e which was given away to visitors to the annual Christmas Fantasy display at the Ford Rotunda in Dearborn Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 32-page booklet was published by the Ford Motor Co. and Artists and Writers Press, and printed in the U.S.A. by Western Printing and Lithography Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Christmas booklet was also used to display Ford's latest car models, and the front cover has an illustration of the 1962 Ford Falcon Squire Station Wagon. Inside the booklet's front and back covers are a \"color these cars\" activity with outlines of the Ford Fairlane 500, Falcon Deluxe Club Wagon, Galaxie 500 Sedan, Super Duty Ford Truck, Mercury Comet Station Wagon, and Ford Fairlane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ford Rotunda was built in 1933 for the Chicago World's Fair and later relocated to Dearborn.  The annual Christmas Fantasy display drew hundreds of thousands of visitor's annually.  The Ford Rotunda tragically burned down as the 1962 Christmas display was being prepared so 1961 was the final year for the holiday display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e the holiday booklet is in overall very good condition. The front cover has a small nick on the top right corner tip, and there is a 1\/2\" tear on the right edge of the cover and the first 3 pages of the booklet. The inside pages are in very good condition but have some light yellowing due to age, and there is a child's name written in pencil on one page, and two of the activity pages have very light hard to see pencil marks from being completed.  (see photos).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52669503275293,"sku":"PCHA5409S","price":39.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0283\/9805\/9606\/files\/ford-rotuna-1961-christmas.jpg?v=1785650346","url":"https:\/\/tulipstuff.com\/products\/christmas-at-the-ford-rotunda-1961-childrens-activity-booklet-dearborn-mi","provider":"TulipStuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}