1917 Ford Model T U.S. Army Ambulance
THF93654 / 1917 Ford Model T U.S. Army Ambulance
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Artifact Overview
When the United States entered World War I, Ford Motor Company personnel collaborated with the U.S. Surgeon General's Office, and with drivers who had served on the frontlines in France, to design a Model T-based ambulance suited to battlefield conditions. Ford built 5,745 ambulances for the Allied Powers during the war, and another 107 for the Red Cross.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
17 June 1917
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.20123
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 in
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