Mack Truck with a Wood-Fruitticher Grocery Co. Sign, 1935

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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. Wholesale grocer Wood-Fruitticher was formed in 1913. By the early 21st century, it had grown into Alabama's largest independent foodservice distributor. Wood-Fruitticher served schools, restaurants, healthcare facilities, and convenience stores.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1935

Subject Date

June 1935

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.1747.M.1160

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: 8 in
Width: 10.063 in