Ford V-8 School Bus Used by Ross Township Lake County (Indiana) School, March 1938

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company introduced new front ends, cabs, and bodies on its trucks and buses for 1938. It was the most significant update to these product lines since 1932. Ford's oval-grilled front ends featured the industry's first front-opening conventional truck hoods. The new look provided some style even to ordinary school buses.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

30 March 1938

Subject Date

30 March 1938

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.70019

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: 8 in
Width: 11 in