Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Driving 1911 Mercer Raceabout, circa 1951
THF115667 / Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Driving 1911 Mercer Raceabout, circa 1951
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Artifact Overview
Henry Austin Clark, Jr., purchased his first vintage automobile while in college. By the late 1970s he'd collected more than 200 cars, trucks and firefighting vehicles. Many were displayed in the Long Island Automotive Museum, which Clark operated from 1948 to 1980. Clark also collected hundreds of thousands of photographs, publications and advertisements related to automotive history.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1951
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1764.16
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4.625 in
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