The Via Balbia, Coast Road Between Sirte and Misurata, Libya, circa 1950
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In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Over nearly 100 years, Ford photographers documented company ventures, personal affairs, and daily life around the world. This photograph shows an automobile on the Via Balbia, a highway along the Mediterranean coastline of Libya.
In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Over nearly 100 years, Ford photographers documented company ventures, personal affairs, and daily life around the world. This photograph shows an automobile on the Via Balbia, a highway along the Mediterranean coastline of Libya.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1950
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1859.16
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: 9.625 in
Width: 7.125 in
Inscriptions
Typed on paper slip adhered to back side: The "Via Balbia", the coast road / between Sirte & Misurata
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