"Ready to Go to the Picnic," circa 1925
THF101625 / "Ready to Go to the Picnic," circa 1925
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Artifact Overview
This 1920s stereograph shows a family getting ready to go on a picnic. Mother and children wait as father cleans the automobile's windshield. The automobile like the rest of the family has its own space. Note the garage in the background.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Stereograph
Date Made
circa 1925
Subject Date
circa 1925
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
98.95.9.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.375 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front of stereograph: Keystone View Company / Manufacturers / COPYRIGHTED / MADE IN U.S.A. / Publishers / P14 / Meadville, PA., New York, N.Y., / Chicago, Ill., London, England /
Printed at bottom front edge: P--17512 Ready to Go to the Picnic
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