"Ford Cook Wagon," June 1915

Summary

Even before America's involvement in World War I, the Red Cross used Ford Motor Company vehicles in its wartime efforts. Cook wagons like this one, built on a Model T chassis, moved quickly toward the front lines to provide hot food and drink. Each wagon could prepare stew for several hundred people or make 60 gallons of coffee.

Even before America's involvement in World War I, the Red Cross used Ford Motor Company vehicles in its wartime efforts. Cook wagons like this one, built on a Model T chassis, moved quickly toward the front lines to provide hot food and drink. Each wagon could prepare stew for several hundred people or make 60 gallons of coffee.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

June 1915

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.4023

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: 10 in

Width: 8 in

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