"Improving Roads near Sydney, Australia," 1927
THF734864 / "Improving Roads near Sydney, Australia," 1927
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Artifact Overview
The automobile's appeal was worldwide, and with it came a global demand for better roads. This photo shows a group of Ford owners working on road improvements near Sydney, Australia, in 1927. Ford Motor Company of Canada established an Australian subsidiary in 1925. Ford Australia's headquarters were in Geelong, but Sydney was home to an assembly plant.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1910-1927
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1859.P.189.4916
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
Text reads:
Improving road near Sydney / This group of Ford owners are boosting the cause of good roads in Australia
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