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- Loading Ford Model T Parts into a Boxcar at the Highland Park Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1915 - Four men were photographed loading a Model T body into a boxcar at Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant in 1915. To save space, workers generally packed bodies and chassis separately. These boxcars belonged to the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, a subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad.
- April 23, 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Loading Ford Model T Parts into a Boxcar at the Highland Park Plant, Detroit, Michigan, 1915
Four men were photographed loading a Model T body into a boxcar at Ford Motor Company's Highland Park plant in 1915. To save space, workers generally packed bodies and chassis separately. These boxcars belonged to the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, a subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad.
- Advertising Card and Blotter, New York Central Lines, "Safety at the Crossing," circa 1930 - Accidents at grade crossings, where roadways intersected with railroads, were an unfortunate result of the automobile's growing popularity. Railroads addressed the problem with signs and warning signals, as well as with safety brochures like this one from the New York Central Lines.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Card and Blotter, New York Central Lines, "Safety at the Crossing," circa 1930
Accidents at grade crossings, where roadways intersected with railroads, were an unfortunate result of the automobile's growing popularity. Railroads addressed the problem with signs and warning signals, as well as with safety brochures like this one from the New York Central Lines.