Mack Tank Truck at Lehigh Valley Oil Co. Station, March 1934
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Artifact Overview
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built tank trucks like this had separate compartments for gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricants, and other oil and petroleum products. The delivery trucks transported these products from distributors to gas stations.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
March 1934
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.1.1747.P.A.5869
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
lower left:
334A5869
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