"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

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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