Woman Modeling Automobile Seat Belt, 1952
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Artifact Overview
In the early 1950s, crash testing proved that seat belts could prevent injury or death during automobile accidents. This woman models appropriate safety belt use. The research was sound, but it did not persuade many Americans. Even after seat belts became standard equipment in automobiles in the mid-1960s, most drivers and passengers refused to use them.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 December 1952
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.1774.X.138
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: 8.5 in
Width: 7 in
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