Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Photograph Collection
The photograph collection of Henry Austin Clark Jr. collector, museum owner and devotee, documents the history of the automobile in Europe and the United States.
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Archival Collection Overview
Historical Note
Henry Austin Clark Jr. was born in 1917 and from an early age showed a near-obsession for automobiles. While attending Harvard in the late 1930s, Clark purchased his first classic automobile starting a collection that would, by the late 1970s total over 200 vintage and classic "brass-era" automobiles, trucks and fire trucks. After naval service during World War II and marriage, Clark and his wife Waleta ("Wally") moved to Southampton, NY and settled into a life of collecting, rallies and tours, ...
Scope and Content Note
The Henry Austin Clark Photograph collec...
Collection Details
Object ID
92.1.1774.0
Inclusive Dates
1896-1975
Size
25.6 cubic ft and 185 oversize boxes
Language
English
Item Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
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Digitized Artifacts From This Collection
E. Linn Mathewson at the Wheel of the Thomas Flyer, New York to Paris Race, 1908
Thomas Flyer Crossing Flooded Bridge, Tomsk, Russia, New York to Paris Race, 1908
Thomas Flyer on a Railroad Trestle near Goshen, Indiana during the New York to Paris Race, 1908
The Thomas Flyer and Team in the Custom House Compound, Kobe, Japan, New York to Paris Race, 1908
The Thomas Flyer and Team in Valdez, Alaska, New York to Paris Race, 1908
1905 Fiat 60 HP 5-Passenger Touring Car, circa 1973
Claire Trevor Beside a 1932 Duesenberg Phaeton on Set of "Big Town Girl," 1937
Alexander Winton with Others outside The Winton Motor-Carriage Co., 1896-1899
