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Henry Ford Riding in 1906 Ford Model N Car Outside the Piquette Avenue Plant, circa 1906

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Artifact Overview

For Henry Ford, this Model N represented his ideal of "raising the automobile out of the list of luxuries, and bringing it to the point where the average American citizen may own and enjoy his automobile." A forerunner to the Model T, it proved to be a strong seller from 1906 to 1908.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1906

Subject Date

circa 1906

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.782

Credit

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

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 7.875 in
Width: 9.938 in

Inscriptions

Ink stamp on back of mounted photo reads: THE MANNING STUDIO / 96 MIAMI AVE. / DETROIT.
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