Preston Tucker Presenting the 1948 Tucker Sedan

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Artifact Overview

Preston Tucker unveiled his Tucker 48 prototype in a glitzy ceremony at the Tucker Corporation's Chicago plant on June 19, 1947. Some 5,000 people came to see the car Mr. Tucker had been promoting in newspapers and magazines for months. The crowd loved it. In the following weeks, many investors and dealers signed on with Tucker based on that enthusiasm.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1947-1948

Creator Notes

The photographer is unidentified.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.1.1774.P.CO.587

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

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.063 in
Width: 5.125 in

Preston Tucker Presenting the 1948 Tucker Sedan