Oklahoma Woman, 72, Working a 240-Acre Farm Using a Ford-Ferguson Tractor, August 1940

THF701513 / Oklahoma Woman, 72, Working a 240-Acre Farm Using a Ford-Ferguson Tractor, August 1940
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

05 August 1940

Subject Date

05 August 1940

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.74074.B

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 in
Width: 10 in

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