Ford Model T Parked by Farmhouse, Cherry Hill, Michigan, 1921
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The Ford Model T became a common sight on American farms in the 1920s. It was the first automobile big enough, good enough, and cheap enough for most families, and it was also versatile enough and dependable enough for daily farm life. Farmers could convert Model Ts into tractors or use their rear axles to power agricultural machinery.
The Ford Model T became a common sight on American farms in the 1920s. It was the first automobile big enough, good enough, and cheap enough for most families, and it was also versatile enough and dependable enough for daily farm life. Farmers could convert Model Ts into tractors or use their rear axles to power agricultural machinery.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
04 November 1921
Subject Date
1921
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.189.1622
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: 7.625 in
Width: 9.75 in
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