The Via Balbia, Coast Road Between Sirte and Misurata, Libya, circa 1950

Summary

In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Over nearly 100 years, Ford photographers documented company ventures, personal affairs, and daily life around the world. This photograph shows an automobile on the Via Balbia, a highway along the Mediterranean coastline of Libya.

In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Over nearly 100 years, Ford photographers documented company ventures, personal affairs, and daily life around the world. This photograph shows an automobile on the Via Balbia, a highway along the Mediterranean coastline of Libya.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1950

Creators

Unknown

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1859.16

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.625 in

Width: 7.125 in

Inscriptions

Typed on paper slip adhered to back side: The "Via Balbia", the coast road / between Sirte & Misurata

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