Franklin D. Roosevelt Driving a 1929 Ford Model A Cabriolet
THF130181 / Franklin D. Roosevelt Driving a 1929 Ford Model A Cabriolet
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Artifact Overview
Franklin D. Roosevelt, born into a wealthy family, could afford the best luxury automobiles. But it was a part of his "everyman" appeal that, when at home, he drove humble cars like this 1929 Ford Model A. Many of his cars were equipped with special controls that allowed the partially paralyzed Roosevelt to operate the foot pedals with his hands.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
July 1929
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.76861
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Handwriting in image reads:
For Edsel Ford from his friend Franklin D. Roosevelt July 1929
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