Ford Service Attendant Cleaning Ford V-8 Car Windshield, April 1935
THF266979 / Ford Service Attendant Cleaning Ford V-8 Car Windshield, April 1935
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Artifact Overview
The first uniformed gas station attendants appeared around 1914. Attendants worked long hours in all weather, possessed a thorough knowledge of service requirements for various automobile makes and models, improvised quick repairs on the spot, provided directions to lost travelers, and did it all with a smile. Attendants disappeared with the widespread adoption of self-service pumps in the 1970s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
22 April 1935
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.62815.D
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: 8.000 in
Width: 11.000 in
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