Henry Ford, Tex Rickard, and Edsel Ford with a 1928 Ford Model A at the Ford Industrial Exposition, New York City, January 1928

THF141280 / Henry Ford, Tex Rickard, and Edsel Ford with a 1928 Ford Model A at the Ford Industrial Exposition, New York City, January 1928

THF141281 / Henry Ford, Tex Rickard, and Edsel Ford with a 1928 Ford Model A at the Ford Industrial Exposition, New York City, January 1928

THF141282 / Henry Ford, Tex Rickard, and Edsel Ford with a 1928 Ford Model A at the Ford Industrial Exposition, New York City, January 1928 / back

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford and Edsel Ford introduced the Model A in December 1927. After 19 years of Model T production, the public was eager for Ford Motor Company's new car. Sports promoter Tex Rickard went to see a Model A -- and to pose for a photo with the Fords -- in New York City.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

January 1928

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Collection Title

General Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.50977.11

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: 11 in

Keywords	United States, New York, New York Photographic prints Photographs Automobile industry executives Automobiles Boxing Ford Model A automobile Industrial expositions Sports promoters Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 Rickard, Tex, 1871-1929 Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) Ford Industrial Exposition (1928 : New York, N.Y.)