Young Women Travelers from Bradford, Illinois in Their 1926 Ford Model T, New York World's Fair, 1939
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Artifact Overview
Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in a self-painted silver "T" meeting new friends and making news. In 1939, the happy-go-lucky vacationers drove the "Silver Streak" to the New York World's Fair.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
29 July 1939
Subject Date
29 July 1939
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.1394
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
verso: 774
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