Ford School Bus Fleet, March 1925

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company's Model T and TT chassis were popular platforms for school buses. Ford did not build school buses itself during the Model T era. It supplied chassis to outside body builders that manufactured the buses. But school buses were a growing business as rural one-room schoolhouses were consolidated into larger facilities, and motorized student transportation became vital.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

March 1925

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.41213

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in

Ford School Bus Fleet, March 1925