Ford Model T Automobile Used by Police Officials, Perth, Western Australia, 1911

Summary

The versatile Ford Model T could be adapted to just about any purpose. Ford Motor Company enjoyed spotlighting some of those purposes in its magazine Ford Times. This photo from a 1911 issue shows police officers in Perth, Australia, using a Model T for fast transportation when responding to emergency calls.

The versatile Ford Model T could be adapted to just about any purpose. Ford Motor Company enjoyed spotlighting some of those purposes in its magazine Ford Times. This photo from a 1911 issue shows police officers in Perth, Australia, using a Model T for fast transportation when responding to emergency calls.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1911

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.2615

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: 10 in

Width: 8 in

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