1932 Ford School Bus Used in the Fordson School District, Dearborn, Michigan, December 1931

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company expanded its commercial lines to combat sagging Depression-era sales, offering an array of body types for its truck chassis -- from police patrols and ambulances to garbage trucks and school buses. Here, students of the Fordson School District -- in what is now Dearborn, Michigan -- board a 1932 Ford school bus.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

08 December 1931

Subject Date

08 December 1931

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.56694.1

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.938 in
Width: 11.125 in