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"Ford Model A Tonneau - 1903"

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THF318415 / "Ford Model A Tonneau - 1903"
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Artifact Overview

This postcard, featuring an illustration of an early Ford automobile, was published by the Autoprints company of New York. Postcards like this were sold to visitors at Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village in the 1950s. Ford Motor Company, founded by Henry Ford in 1903, revolutionized the American auto industry with the Model T and the moving assembly line.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

1952

Subject Date

1903

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Research Center General Postcard Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.135.1037

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in

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