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Process Photograph for 1966 Ford Mustang Advertising

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Artifact Overview

Ford promoted the Mustang with a series of flashy newspaper and magazine advertisements. The ads typically showed the car in exciting or glamorous situations, or attracting attention from others. Men and women, young and old, singles and families were all depicted. The message was clear: Mustang wasn't just a car, it was a vibrant lifestyle that appealed to everyone.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1966

Creator Notes

Photography by Schneider and Associates for J. Walter Thompson Company; New Center Studios, Inc., all of Detroit, Michigan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

68.300.1031.22

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Retouching

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 20.5 in
Width: 25.25 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten in black marker on front cover: 1275-66P / FACTORY / 8139 ( in red marker) Label on front with red bullseye in black and white center, reads on backside: New Center Studios, Inc./ 26th Floor / Detroit Bank & Trust Building / Detroit , Michigan 48226 / Phone 313-956-2400 / Cable Address Newcenter- Detroit On tissue paper overlay: pencil sketch of detail On white mat in pencil, lower center: Lop / GOSCR / W / 1541 Label adhered on lower right front of illustration: 1275-66P MAY 19 1966 B-W Detailed measurements in white pencil on black illustration board under image.