Ford Tudor V-8 Stopped at a Traffic Signal, Dearborn, Michigan, 1936
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Artifact Overview
By the mid-1930s, the three-color traffic signal had become standard. The signals also operated automatically, freeing traffic officers for other duties. This photograph, taken in 1936, shows an automatic traffic light controlling traffic flow at a commercial intersection.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 January 1936
Subject Date
24 January 1936
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.65098
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: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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