1934 Mack Model BM Tank Truck, "Dairylea Milk," December 1934

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Artifact Overview

Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built tank trucks like this carried raw milk from farms to dairy processors and distributors. Tank trucks allowed for more flexible and more efficient shipment of milk than was previously possible by railroad.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

December 1934

Subject Date

December 1934

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.1747.M.919

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.938 in
Width: 9.875 in