Entry in "Jalopy Day" at the Ford Exhibit Building, California Pacific International Exposition, August 1935
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Take two mechanically inclined boys and a bunch of spare Ford parts and you may soon have a running automobile. Elmer Logan and Dick Nicholson built this vehicle for a "jalopy" contest at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The proud youngsters were feted during the day and had their picture taken with their entry and their mothers.
Take two mechanically inclined boys and a bunch of spare Ford parts and you may soon have a running automobile. Elmer Logan and Dick Nicholson built this vehicle for a "jalopy" contest at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The proud youngsters were feted during the day and had their picture taken with their entry and their mothers.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
19 August 1935
Subject Date
19 August 1935
Keywords
United States, California, San Diego, Balboa Park
California Pacific International Exposition (1935-1936 : San Diego, Calif.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1775
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen Back
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.375 in
Width: 11 in