Ford Automobile in Gold Coast, West Africa, and Tambourine Mountain, Australia, 1917
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Artifact Overview
First printed in 1908, Ford Times was published by Ford Motor Company and distributed to readers free of charge. Editors often featured stories about Ford vehicles in use around the world. The February 1917 issue included photos of Fords in West Africa and Australia. The photo caption reveals racist biases and a colonial mindset toward native African inhabitants.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1917
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1859.P.O.3744
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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