Fredrickson Family with Ford Model T during Cross-Country Tour, 1908

Summary

Edwin A. Fredrickson and his parents pose with their 1908 Model T. The group appears to be traveling to Toledo, Buffalo, and Niagara as noted by the pennants adorning the automobile. The travelers are also dressed for the excursion. Their driving clothing -- duster jackets, goggles, scarves, boots, and caps -- protects against dust, mud, bugs, and weather.

Edwin A. Fredrickson and his parents pose with their 1908 Model T. The group appears to be traveling to Toledo, Buffalo, and Niagara as noted by the pennants adorning the automobile. The travelers are also dressed for the excursion. Their driving clothing -- duster jackets, goggles, scarves, boots, and caps -- protects against dust, mud, bugs, and weather.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1908

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Creator Notes

The original photographer is not identified.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.3804

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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