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- Henry Ford with Ford Motor Company Executives and Managers, Ardussey Road House, Detroit, Michigan, 1907 - Henry Ford (front row, fourth from left) posed with Ford Motor Company executives and managers in 1907. It was a challenging year for the automotive industry. That fall, the Panic of 1907 slowed sales, and several smaller, poorly financed automakers went out of business. Ford Motor Company had sufficient sales and cash reserves to weather the storm.
- 1907
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford with Ford Motor Company Executives and Managers, Ardussey Road House, Detroit, Michigan, 1907
Henry Ford (front row, fourth from left) posed with Ford Motor Company executives and managers in 1907. It was a challenging year for the automotive industry. That fall, the Panic of 1907 slowed sales, and several smaller, poorly financed automakers went out of business. Ford Motor Company had sufficient sales and cash reserves to weather the storm.
- Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "In Front of Ford Store Between 54th and 55th on Broadway" - George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.
- 1907
- Collections - Artifact
Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "In Front of Ford Store Between 54th and 55th on Broadway"
George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.
- Henry Ford with Ford Motor Company Executives and Managers, Ardussey Road House, Detroit, Michigan, 1907 - Henry Ford (front row, fourth from left) posed with Ford Motor Company executives and managers in 1907. It was a challenging year for the automotive industry. That fall, the Panic of 1907 slowed sales, and several smaller, poorly financed automakers went out of business. Ford Motor Company had sufficient sales and cash reserves to weather the storm.
- 1907
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford with Ford Motor Company Executives and Managers, Ardussey Road House, Detroit, Michigan, 1907
Henry Ford (front row, fourth from left) posed with Ford Motor Company executives and managers in 1907. It was a challenging year for the automotive industry. That fall, the Panic of 1907 slowed sales, and several smaller, poorly financed automakers went out of business. Ford Motor Company had sufficient sales and cash reserves to weather the storm.
- Henry Ford, LeRoy Pelletier, Myrle Clarkson, Edsel Ford and Clara Ford Riding in a Ford Model K Car, 1906-1908 - Ford Motor Company introduced its Model K in 1906. The upscale, six-cylinder car was larger and -- at $2,500 -- considerably more expensive than the company's four-cylinder Model N introduced the same year. Production of the Model K ended in 1908 with the arrival of the Model T. Affordable cars for the mass market were Ford's future.
- circa 1907
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford, LeRoy Pelletier, Myrle Clarkson, Edsel Ford and Clara Ford Riding in a Ford Model K Car, 1906-1908
Ford Motor Company introduced its Model K in 1906. The upscale, six-cylinder car was larger and -- at $2,500 -- considerably more expensive than the company's four-cylinder Model N introduced the same year. Production of the Model K ended in 1908 with the arrival of the Model T. Affordable cars for the mass market were Ford's future.
- Ford Motor Company Branch Managers at Their First Meeting, 1906 - Ford Motor Company distributed its vehicles around the country -- ultimately around the world -- through a network of branch houses in major cities. These branches, in turn, supplied vehicles to dealers. This allowed Ford to maintain consistent prices and service everywhere. Ford hosted its branch managers at regular meetings in Detroit, where they were updated on the company's latest activities.
- 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Branch Managers at Their First Meeting, 1906
Ford Motor Company distributed its vehicles around the country -- ultimately around the world -- through a network of branch houses in major cities. These branches, in turn, supplied vehicles to dealers. This allowed Ford to maintain consistent prices and service everywhere. Ford hosted its branch managers at regular meetings in Detroit, where they were updated on the company's latest activities.
- Henry Ford with Ford Motor Company Executives and Managers, Ardussey Road House, Detroit, Michigan, 1907 - Henry Ford (front row, fourth from left) posed with Ford Motor Company executives and managers in 1907. It was a challenging year for the automotive industry. That fall, the Panic of 1907 slowed sales, and several smaller, poorly financed automakers went out of business. Ford Motor Company had sufficient sales and cash reserves to weather the storm.
- 1907
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford with Ford Motor Company Executives and Managers, Ardussey Road House, Detroit, Michigan, 1907
Henry Ford (front row, fourth from left) posed with Ford Motor Company executives and managers in 1907. It was a challenging year for the automotive industry. That fall, the Panic of 1907 slowed sales, and several smaller, poorly financed automakers went out of business. Ford Motor Company had sufficient sales and cash reserves to weather the storm.