Ford V-8 Ice Truck Loading Ice in Refrigerated Railroad Car, June 1936

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Artifact Overview

Ford trucks received small styling changes to their radiator shells and wheels for 1936. This photo, staged for advertising purposes, shows a Ford truck delivering ice blocks to a refrigerated railcar. In truth, railcar owners like Union Refrigerator Transit Company maintained their own icing stations. Fresh ice was loaded through hatches on the railcar's roof -- the side doors were for cargo.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

23 June 1936

Subject Date

23 June 1936

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.66329

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 in
Width: 11 in