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Woman in Ford Model T Railroad Car Conversion at a Logging Site, circa 1925

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Artifact Overview

This woman posed in the cab of a Ford Model T modified for use on a railroad track. The Model T's rugged simplicity allowed it to be adapted to any number of uses. This vehicle likely was used on a logging railroad. It may have hauled tools and equipment to worksites along the line.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1925

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.2063

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: 2.75 in
Width: 4.75 in