Disabled Veterans Demonstrate Special Driving Attachments on Ford Automobile, July 1945
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Artifact Overview
More than 670,000 American soldiers were wounded in World War II. Many of them returned home with lasting injuries. Ford Motor Company adapted this car with special controls that could be operated by drivers with disabilities.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
20 July 1945
Subject Date
20 July 1945
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.81983.5
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: 8.00 in
Width: 11.00 in
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