Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with the Fifteen-Millionth Ford Model T on the Last Day of Model T Production, May 26, 1927
THF118798 / 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
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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
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