Taxi Driver Assisting Woman out of Model D Checker Cab, 1923
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Artifact Overview
Checker Motors Corporation produced cabs in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1922 until 1982. Its 1923 offering was the Model D pictured here. Checker's purpose-built taxicabs were spacious, with accommodating back seats and big trunks for lots of luggage. They offered convenient point-to-point transportation -- whether between transit systems or simply around town -- to paying customers around the country.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1923
Creators
Creator Notes
Original photography by Krause Publications, Inc.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.623
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 10 in
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