Lincoln Zephyr Automobile with the Diesel-Powered "Burlington Zephyr" Streamlined Train, December 1935
THF285464 / Lincoln Zephyr Automobile with the Diesel-Powered "Burlington Zephyr" Streamlined Train, December 1935
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Artifact Overview
This publicity photo posed a Lincoln Zephyr automobile beside the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad's Pioneer Zephyr. In 1934 the streamlined train made a widely publicized run from Denver to Chicago in just over 13 hours, maintaining an average speed of 77 miles per hour. It's no coincidence that Lincoln gave its streamlined car, introduced in 1935, a similar name.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
20 December 1935
Subject Date
20 December 1935
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.64913
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: 11 in
Width: 8 in
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