"Ford's Chief Test Driver, Al Esper, Tells Eddie to Heed the School Safety Patrol," September 1949
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Artifact Overview
Al Esper joined Ford Motor Company in 1917. He worked in automotive and aircraft engineering, and he helped develop the company's first wind tunnels. By the late 1940s, he was Ford's top test driver. Esper appeared in a series of comic-strip-like advertisements that encouraged safe driving habits and promoted Ford's safety-related engineering efforts.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Advertisement
Date Made
1949
Subject Date
September 1949
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.19.650
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 10.75 in
Width: 16 in
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