Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in Fifteen-Millionth Ford Model T Car on the Last Day of Model T Production, May 26, 1927

Summary

On May 26, 1927, Edsel and Henry Ford drove the fifteen-millionth Model T out of Highland Park Plant. This marked the symbolic end of Model T production and Ford Motor Company prepared to start producing the Model A. This image shows Edsel and Henry in the fifteen-millionth Model T, outside the Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan.

On May 26, 1927, Edsel and Henry Ford drove the fifteen-millionth Model T out of Highland Park Plant. This marked the symbolic end of Model T production and Ford Motor Company prepared to start producing the Model A. This image shows Edsel and Henry in the fifteen-millionth Model T, outside the Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

26 May 1927

Subject Date

26 May 1927

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.189.P.4336

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: 5 in

Width: 7 in

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