Edsel Ford, Contest Judges, and Honorary Board Members of the Ford Good Drivers League at the New York World's Fair, 1940
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Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. More than 60,000 boys competed for 48 university scholarships during the program's first year. The League's advisory board and competition judges pose for this photograph at the New York World's Fair, where the national finals took place.
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. More than 60,000 boys competed for 48 university scholarships during the program's first year. The League's advisory board and competition judges pose for this photograph at the New York World's Fair, where the national finals took place.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1940
Keywords
Jeffries, Edward J., Jr., 1900-1950
Sherman, Ray W. (Ray Wesley), 1884-1971
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.959
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
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