Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with 15 Millionth Ford Model T and 1896 Quadricycle, May 26, 1927
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Artifact Overview
After Edsel and Henry Ford drove the fifteen-millionth Model T out of the Highland Park Plant, they posed with it alongside Henry's first car, the Quadricycle. The Quadricycle had started it all and the Model T had changed the world, but by 1927, both had become obsolete. Ford Motor Company shifted its focus toward production of the new Model A.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
26 May 1927
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Photographed by Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department, Dearborn, Michigan
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.4337
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: 7.5 in
Width: 10 in
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