Auto Parade, Plasterer's Union Number 167, El Paso, Texas, circa 1913
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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. Ford photographers collected images and created new photographs, documenting -- among many other things -- how people incorporated automobiles into their lives. A Texas plasterer's union employed these early cars in a celebratory parade.
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. Ford photographers collected images and created new photographs, documenting -- among many other things -- how people incorporated automobiles into their lives. A Texas plasterer's union employed these early cars in a celebratory parade.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1913
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1859.P.188.15734
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11.125 in
Inscriptions
Text in image on lower left corner: No. 34-- Auto Parade, Plasterer's Union No. 167, about 1905 / Aultman Photo
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