Ford Model T Truck Hauling 8,000 Pounds of Hay, 1921
THF111177 / Ford Model T Truck Hauling 8,000 Pounds of Hay, 1921
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Artifact Overview
This photograph shows a Ford Model T truck hauling a large load of hay down a paved country road. The dried fodder seems to overwhelm the small truck, yet the driver gamely travels along. Model Ts were popular for transporting harvest crops. They had earned a tough reputation among farmers who knew the vehicles could handle hard work.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
14 June 1921
Subject Date
14 June 1921
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.1433
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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SetHay
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Hay is a mixture of cut grasses or crops like alfalfa or clover that keeps farm animals well fed during winter months. Making hay is a labor-intensive and time-consuming process--farmers cut, dry, and store hay all summer long. It is also a race against time--rain damages the crop drying in the fields. Mechanical innovations have reduced the time and labor--but not the urgency--required to complete this essential chore.