Eva Lundeen Sitting in Child's Safety Car Seat, April 26, 2003

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Artifact Overview

Kids are physically safer in the crashed-tested car seats of today. They have lost the freedom to play unrestrained, however. This digital image, taken in 2003, shows Eva Lundeen safely strapped in a booster seat ready for travel.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital print

Subject Date

26 April 2003

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.26.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mary Seelhorst.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 5.25 in
Width: 4 in

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