Henry Ford Driving His Quadricycle in Detroit, Michigan, 1896

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Artifact Overview

This photograph shows Henry Ford, age 33, with his first gasoline-powered vehicle in October of 1896. He built the Quadricycle with help from some friends in a shed behind a house he and his wife, Clara, rented.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

October 1896

Creator Notes

Originally photographed by John H. Livesey.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.89114

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

Henry Ford Driving His Quadricycle in Detroit, Michigan, 1896