Fifteen-Millionth Ford Car on the Assembly Line on the Last Day of Model T Production, May 26, 1927
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The body is dropped onto the chassis of the fifteen millionth Model T on May 26, 1927. This particular car marked a symbolic end for the Model T after 19 years in production. Henry Ford and Edsel Ford drove the car from Highland Park to Dearborn in a ceremony attended by Ford Motor Company officials and members of the press.
The body is dropped onto the chassis of the fifteen millionth Model T on May 26, 1927. This particular car marked a symbolic end for the Model T after 19 years in production. Henry Ford and Edsel Ford drove the car from Highland Park to Dearborn in a ceremony attended by Ford Motor Company officials and members of the press.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
26 May 1927
Subject Date
26 May 1927
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.49146
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: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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