Karl Benz and Family with Benz Automobiles, circa 1896

Summary

Karl Benz, the inventor of the modern automobile (in white suit, center), posed with family members in front of Benz automobiles for this circa 1896 photograph.

Karl Benz, the inventor of the modern automobile (in white suit, center), posed with family members in front of Benz automobiles for this circa 1896 photograph.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1896

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.0.4.23

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.625 in

Width: 6.5 in

Inscriptions

Ink stamp on green paper adhered to print back reads: P.A.S. PHOTOS-ARCHIVES SERV. 10, Rue Armand d'Assas PARIS VI TEL. LITTRE 52-53

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