Henry Ford in a 1903-1904 Model A on Ford Motor Company's 30th Anniversary, June 16, 1933

THF113620 / Henry Ford in a 1903-1904 Model A on Ford Motor Company's 30th Anniversary, June 16, 1933
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Artifact Overview

During an anniversary celebration in 1933, Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford posed for this commemorative photograph in a 1903 Model A -- the first automobile produced and sold by his fledgling company thirty years earlier.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

16 June 1933

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.823.6

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: 9.938 in

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Henry Ford in a 1903-1904 Model A on Ford Motor Company's 30th Anniversary, June 16, 1933