1914 Ford Model T Touring Car Parked on Street

Summary

The affordable and popular Model T gave its owners an unprecedented degree of freedom in their travel. Car owners no longer were dependent on railroad and streetcar schedules or routes. This 1914 Model T was photographed in front of a car barn where streetcars were serviced and stored between their regular runs.

The affordable and popular Model T gave its owners an unprecedented degree of freedom in their travel. Car owners no longer were dependent on railroad and streetcar schedules or routes. This 1914 Model T was photographed in front of a car barn where streetcars were serviced and stored between their regular runs.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1914

Collection Title

General Photographs Series 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.385

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in

Width: 11 in

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