"Pictorial History of the Ford Car," 1955

Summary

This poster, produced by the Ford Motor Company Information Services Section, shows images of Ford cars from the 1896 Quadricycle to the 1955 Ford Thunderbird. It also has images of the Bagley Avenue Workshop, where Henry Ford built the Quadricycle and an aerial view of the Rouge Plant, where the Thunderbird was produced.

This poster, produced by the Ford Motor Company Information Services Section, shows images of Ford cars from the 1896 Quadricycle to the 1955 Ford Thunderbird. It also has images of the Bagley Avenue Workshop, where Henry Ford built the Quadricycle and an aerial view of the Rouge Plant, where the Thunderbird was produced.

Artifact

Poster

Date Made

1955

Subject Date

1896-1955

Creators

Ford Motor Company 

Creator Notes

Published for Ford Motor Company

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1334.125

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 21.75 in

Width: 27.75 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front: PICTORIAL HISTORY / OF THE / FORD CAR / INFORMATION SERVICES SECTION / FORD MOTOR COMPANY / DEARBORN, MICHIGAN / LITHO IN U.S.A.

Bagley Avenue Workshop

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