Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with the Fifteen-Millionth Ford Model T on the Last Day of Model T Production, May 26, 1927

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Artifact Overview

On May 26, 1927, Henry Ford and his son Edsel drove out of the Highland Park Plant in the fifteen millionth Model T. An additional 458,781 cars would be assembled in various branch plants, but this was the symbolic end of Model T production.

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.49149

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: 10.875 in