Henry Ford Riding in 1906 Ford Model N Car Outside the Piquette Avenue Plant, circa 1906
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For Henry Ford, this Model N represented his ideal of "raising the automobile out of the list of luxuries, and bringing it to the point where the average American citizen may own and enjoy his automobile." A forerunner to the Model T, it proved to be a strong seller from 1906 to 1908.
For Henry Ford, this Model N represented his ideal of "raising the automobile out of the list of luxuries, and bringing it to the point where the average American citizen may own and enjoy his automobile." A forerunner to the Model T, it proved to be a strong seller from 1906 to 1908.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1906
Subject Date
circa 1906
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.782
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 9.938 in
Inscriptions
Ink stamp on back of mounted photo reads: THE MANNING STUDIO / 96 MIAMI AVE. / DETROIT.
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