Woman Driving 1914 Ford Model T Touring Car

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Artifact Overview

Women welcomed the durable, affordable Model T. Ford Motor Company directed some of its marketing specifically toward women. In its promotional booklet The Woman and the Ford, the automaker claimed that the Model T "broadened her horizon" and "increased her pleasures." Ford further described its car as "a real weapon in the changing order."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1914

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.2416

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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Woman Driving 1914 Ford Model T Touring Car