The 27-Millionth Ford Car in Front of Ford Motor Company, New York City, 1939
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On February 15, 1939, the twenty-seven millionth Ford automobile rolled off a Richmond, California, assembly line. The green DeLuxe Tudor embarked on a promotional tour from San Francisco to New York City and back -- an 8,854-mile circuit. This welcome reception at the Ford Motor Company Building in New York included dignitaries Henry Ford and Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
On February 15, 1939, the twenty-seven millionth Ford automobile rolled off a Richmond, California, assembly line. The green DeLuxe Tudor embarked on a promotional tour from San Francisco to New York City and back -- an 8,854-mile circuit. This welcome reception at the Ford Motor Company Building in New York included dignitaries Henry Ford and Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1939
Subject Date
1939
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back on upper right hand corner: 417
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