Clara Ford and Myrle Clarkson driving a Ford Model N at the Piquette Avenue Plant, 1905
THF115789 / Clara Ford and Myrle Clarkson driving a Ford Model N at the Piquette Avenue Plant, 1905
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Artifact Overview
Clara Ford, wife of Henry Ford, and Myrle Clarkson, a secretary at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, drive a Model N past the plant. The Model N was the low-priced but smaller predecessor to the Model T. The Model T was designed and first built in this building, at the corner of Piquette Avenue and Beaubien Street in Detroit.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1905
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.1374
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: 8.125 in
Width: 10.5 in
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