Ford Platform Truck Advertising Used Car Dealership, Houston, Texas, June 1935
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Two Ford vehicles were photographed in this June 1935 scene from Houston, Texas. The truck is a 1934 Ford V-8 flatbed, while "Today's Used Car Special" is an earlier Ford Model A sedan. Note that the Model A is described as a "Radio Special." Radio advertising provided an effective way for automobile dealers to reach potential customers.
Two Ford vehicles were photographed in this June 1935 scene from Houston, Texas. The truck is a 1934 Ford V-8 flatbed, while "Today's Used Car Special" is an earlier Ford Model A sedan. Note that the Model A is described as a "Radio Special." Radio advertising provided an effective way for automobile dealers to reach potential customers.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
05 June 1935
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.63082
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.000 in
Width: 11.000 in
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