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Auto Parade, Plasterer's Union Number 167, El Paso, Texas, circa 1913

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Artifact Overview

In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Ford photographers collected images and created new photographs, documenting -- among many other things -- how people incorporated automobiles into their lives. A Texas plasterer's union employed these early cars in a celebratory parade.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1913

Creators

Creator Notes

Originally photographed by Aultman.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1859.P.188.15734

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: 11.125 in

Inscriptions

Text in image on lower left corner: No. 34-- Auto Parade, Plasterer's Union No. 167, about 1905 / Aultman Photo