Henry Ford II Driving the First 1949 Ford off Assembly Line at Rouge Plant, 1948
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Artifact Overview
Ford beat General Motors and Chrysler to the market with the first all-new postwar car from the Big Three. The 1949 Ford was a personal triumph for company president Henry Ford II. It represented his successful efforts to rebuild the automaker after the deaths of his father, Edsel Ford, and grandfather, Henry Ford.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
27 April 1948
Subject Date
27 April 1948
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.85945
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in
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