Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in the Fifteen Millionth Ford Model T at the Highland Park Plant, 1927
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On May 26, 1927, when Edsel Ford drove the last Model T off the line at the Highland Park Plant, his father's face betrayed conflicting emotions. Henry's Model T had changed the world, but its day was over. How did he follow a legend? Some two months later Ford summed up his challenge, "Sixty-four today and the biggest job of my life ahead."
On May 26, 1927, when Edsel Ford drove the last Model T off the line at the Highland Park Plant, his father's face betrayed conflicting emotions. Henry's Model T had changed the world, but its day was over. How did he follow a legend? Some two months later Ford summed up his challenge, "Sixty-four today and the biggest job of my life ahead."
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
26 May 1927
Subject Date
26 May 1927
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.49148
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front lower right corner: 49148 - 5-26-27 / THE DETROIT NEWS [strike through] / DETROIT, MICH. [strike through]
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