Ford Model A Police Cars in the Annual New York City Police Commissioner's Parade, 1931
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Ford Motor Company combated sagging Depression-era sales with expanded commercial lines for 1931. Ford offered an array of body types for its Model A and Model AA chassis -- from ambulances and school buses to garbage trucks and police patrols. This parade of New York City Police Department vehicles included 244 1931 Model A Roadsters.
Ford Motor Company combated sagging Depression-era sales with expanded commercial lines for 1931. Ford offered an array of body types for its Model A and Model AA chassis -- from ambulances and school buses to garbage trucks and police patrols. This parade of New York City Police Department vehicles included 244 1931 Model A Roadsters.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
18 December 1931
Subject Date
1931
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.56695.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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