Used Car Displayed on Platform Trailer Behind Street Car, May 1935

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Artifact Overview

Automobile dealers always looked for novel ways to advertise used cars for sale. This scene from May 1935 shows a used Ford Model A sedan being pulled through Cleveland, Ohio, behind a streetcar. The car was described as a "Radio Special." Radio advertising provided an effective way for dealers to reach potential customers.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

31 May 1935

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.63084.1

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