Mack Fire Truck, August, 1927
THF700493 / Mack Fire Truck, August, 1927
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Artifact Overview
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later. The company renamed itself Mack Trucks and chose a bulldog as its mascot in 1922. Mack built its first firefighting equipment around 1911. Mack itself stopped building complete fire trucks in 1990, but Mack's chassis continued to be used by other builders.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
10 August 1927
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.1.1747.P.L.1102
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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