Farmer and Dog on a Fordson Tractor, circa 1919

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Artifact Overview

Dogs provided companionship and protection to farmers as they attended to duty on the farm. When farmers relied on draft horses for power, they had to rest their steeds regularly. This farmer and his dog practice that routine, but this time they both remain seated on a Fordson tractor.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1919

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.194

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.25 in
Width: 5.5 in