Ford Advertisement, "You'll Go High, Wide and Handsome...There's a Ford in Your Future," July 1945

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Artifact Overview

In 1945, after nearly four years of war, Americans looked forward to peace. This advertisement -- created by Ford's newly appointed ad agency J. Walter Thompson -- anticipated victory, the return of millions of servicemen, and the production of new Ford vehicles. The imaginative campaign and slogan, "There's a Ford in Your Future!," remained a fixture in Ford advertising over the next several years.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Advertisement

Date Made

July 1945

Subject Date

July 1945

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.19.621

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 12.375 in
Width: 9.5 in

Ford Advertisement, "You'll Go High, Wide and Handsome...There's a Ford in Your Future," July 1945