1924 Ford Model T outside Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, circa 1924-1940

Summary

Drivers around the world went crazy for Ford's Model T. The affordable, quality cars were built and bought on every continent except Antarctica. This 1924 model was photographed in front of the historic Sultan Ahmed -- popularly called "Blue" for its decorative tiling -- Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.

Drivers around the world went crazy for Ford's Model T. The affordable, quality cars were built and bought on every continent except Antarctica. This 1924 model was photographed in front of the historic Sultan Ahmed -- popularly called "Blue" for its decorative tiling -- Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1924-1940

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

40.609.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7 in

Width: 9 in

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