Aftermath of Truck Accident, Many Onlookers, circa 1925
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Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Accidents like this wreck, which drew a crowd of onlookers, became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, automobile manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.
Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Accidents like this wreck, which drew a crowd of onlookers, became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, automobile manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1925
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.1774.X.124
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.938 in
Width: 9.938 in
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