Trailer Camping with a Ford V-8 Woody Station Wagon, 1939

THF132441 / Trailer Camping with a Ford V-8 Woody Station Wagon, 1939
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Artifact Overview

Some people preferred the home-like comfort and privacy provided by trailers compared to auto- and tent-camping. The couple in this photograph enjoys camp life under a striped awning attached to their trailer.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

15 May 1939

Subject Date

15 May 1939

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.71814

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen Back

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10.938 in

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