Long Island Automotive Museum, April 1963

Summary

Henry Austin Clark, Jr., purchased his first vintage automobile while in college. By the late 1970s he'd collected more than 200 cars, trucks and firefighting vehicles. Many were displayed in the Long Island Automotive Museum, which Clark operated from 1948 to 1980. Clark also collected hundreds of thousands of photographs, publications and advertisements related to automotive history.

Henry Austin Clark, Jr., purchased his first vintage automobile while in college. By the late 1970s he'd collected more than 200 cars, trucks and firefighting vehicles. Many were displayed in the Long Island Automotive Museum, which Clark operated from 1948 to 1980. Clark also collected hundreds of thousands of photographs, publications and advertisements related to automotive history.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

April 1963

Subject Date

April 1963

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.1.1774.583

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 5 in

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