Robert Horton Signing Autographs while Leaning on a 1958 Edsel Automobile, circa 1957

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Artifact Overview

Robert Horton, star of the popular television series Wagon Train, propped his boot on the bumper of a 1958 Edsel while signing autographs for this photo. Ford Motor Company launched the Edsel automobile with great fanfare, but the brand was not the hit Ford hoped it would be. The Edsel line was discontinued after only three model years.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1958

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.765.1

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in