Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in the Fifteen Millionth Ford Model T at the Highland Park Plant, 1927

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Artifact Overview

On May 26, 1927, when Edsel Ford drove the last Model T off the line at the Highland Park Plant, his father's face betrayed conflicting emotions. Henry's Model T had changed the world, but its day was over. How did he follow a legend? Some two months later Ford summed up his challenge, "Sixty-four today and the biggest job of my life ahead."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

26 May 1927

Subject Date

26 May 1927

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.49148

Credit

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

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front lower right corner: 49148 - 5-26-27 / THE DETROIT NEWS [strike through] / DETROIT, MICH. [strike through]
Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in the Fifteen Millionth Ford Model T at the Highland Park Plant, 1927