Driver Demonstrates Steering Wheel Attachments on Mercury Car for Handicapped Drivers, August 1945
THF270585 / Driver Demonstrates Steering Wheel Attachments on Mercury Car for Handicapped Drivers, August 1945
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Artifact Overview
More than 670,000 American soldiers were wounded in World War II. Many of them returned home with lasting injuries. Ford Motor Company's Mercury Division adapted this car with special controls that could be operated by drivers with disabilities.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
01 August 1945
Subject Date
01 August 1945
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.82000.4
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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