New Ford Tank on Grounds North of Factory, October 5, 1918
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Artifact Overview
Tanks emerged during World War I in response to trenches, barbed wire, and machine guns. Their tracks -- rather than tires -- handled rough ground, and their armor protected against wire and gunfire. Ford designed a 2 1/2-ton, 2-man tank and sent several examples to France for testing. Results were encouraging, but the war ended before mass production could begin.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
05 October 1918
Subject Date
05 October 1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.23213
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten into image lower right corner: 23213 10-5-18
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