View of Rear Tire Carrier of Woody Station Wagon, 1946
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Artifact Overview
In March 1946, Ford Motor Company sent photographers to its Iron Mountain plant on the Menominee River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where workers produced handcrafted station wagon bodies from local hardwood. This photo shows the spare tire carrier and tailgate on what appears to be an early mock-up of the 1949 Ford wagon.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
08 February 1946
Subject Date
08 February 1946
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.270.P.189.22585
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 11 in
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