Model L Checker Taxicab, 1930
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Artifact Overview
Morris Markin formed Checker Motors Corporation in 1922. The company manufactured taxicabs at its plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, until 1982. In 1928 more than one-third of the taxis in New York City were Checker vehicles. But, by the time this Model L was photographed two years later, the Great Depression had arrived and Checker's growth had slowed.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1930
Subject Date
1930
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.627
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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