"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

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