Ford V-8 Truck with Air Conditioning Unit near Refrigerated Railcar, 1936
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company promoted the versatility of its trucks with this 1936 photograph. It shows a Ford truck chassis fitted with a mobile air conditioning unit. The unit is being used to keep produce cool inside a refrigerated railcar. Most railcars in this era still relied on ice to cool their contents. Mechanically refrigerated railcars weren't common until the 1950s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
23 July 1936
Subject Date
23 July 1936
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.66501
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: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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