Garage at Long Island Automotive Museum, July 4, 1960

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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

Date Made

04 July 1960

Subject Date

04 July 1960

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.1.1774.584

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.125 in
Width: 9.625 in

Garage at Long Island Automotive Museum, July 4, 1960