Douglas MacLean with the Ten-Millionth Ford, California, 1924

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Artifact Overview

In June 1924, the ten-millionth Ford automobile -- a Model T, of course -- rolled off the assembly line. Ford sent this vehicle on a cross-country tour promoting the company. Douglas McLean, silent screen actor, producer, and writer, (on left) posed with the historic vehicle as it made its way from New York to California along the Lincoln Highway.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1924

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.38627

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: 7.875 in
Width: 11 in