1959 Ford Ad, "America's Schoolhouse on Wheels"

Summary

Vacationers, according to this 1959 ad, could experience American history in the comfort of a Mercury Country Cruiser--"America's Schoolhouse on Wheels."

Vacationers, according to this 1959 ad, could experience American history in the comfort of a Mercury Country Cruiser--"America's Schoolhouse on Wheels."

Artifact

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Date Made

July 1959

Subject Date

July 1959

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.19.455

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 17 in

Width: 23.875 in

Inscriptions

Partial text under image: Go Family Plan! Whether you take a weekend trip to Washington, D.CD. or a vacation tour of the Old West, you can't beat the comfort, convenience and personal freedom offered by a American car. /. Partial text of paragraph: Our country is big and so is its history. To see even a part of it in comfort requires a American car. ...[details routes across country] Our American cars didn't just happen ... developed over years to fit our American way of life. /. At lower right of advertisement: Ford Motor Company The American Road, Dearborn, Michigan The Ford Family of Fine Cars / On lower left corner for proof: Holiday-- July 1959 Saturday Evening Post-- June 27, 1959 /.

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