Mack Truck Used by Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana, circa 1920

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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

circa 1920

Subject Date

circa 1920

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

90.1.1747.P.K.1643

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 in
Width: 10 in

Mack Truck Used by Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana, circa 1920