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
Collection Title
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
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