Mercury V-8 Gasoline Mileage Test Car at Ford Dealership, Jackson, Michigan, 1940

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Artifact Overview

Used car sales took off in the 1930s as frugal car buyers looked for deals. This photograph from 1940 shows a Jackson, Michigan, dealer's display window advertising the "Hottest Spot in Town for Used Car Bargains."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

27 March 1940

Subject Date

27 March 1940

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.73443.A

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: 10.875 in

Inscriptions

Number in image, lower right corner: 73443-A
Mercury V-8 Gasoline Mileage Test Car at Ford Dealership, Jackson, Michigan, 1940