T. Lyell Puckett's Ford Dealership and Employees in Alhambra, California, circa 1917
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By 1914, Ford Motor Company had developed a nationwide network of about 7,000 automobile dealerships. This system organized the distribution of vehicles and accessories to showrooms and facilitated maintenance with parts delivery to adjoining repair shops. Model Ts and employees pose in front of this California dealership around 1917. The sign suspended above them reads "Ford Authorized Sales and Service."
By 1914, Ford Motor Company had developed a nationwide network of about 7,000 automobile dealerships. This system organized the distribution of vehicles and accessories to showrooms and facilitated maintenance with parts delivery to adjoining repair shops. Model Ts and employees pose in front of this California dealership around 1917. The sign suspended above them reads "Ford Authorized Sales and Service."
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1917
Subject Date
circa 1917
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.113
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 8.75 in
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