Automobiles on Exhibit at Henry Ford Museum, 1945
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For decades, the exhibition philosophy in Henry Ford Museum emphasized quantity over quality. Automobiles were displayed in tightly packed rows with few labels and little context. Not that there was much choice. The museum was built without collections storage spaces, and its first storage facility wasn't constructed until the 1970s.
For decades, the exhibition philosophy in Henry Ford Museum emphasized quantity over quality. Automobiles were displayed in tightly packed rows with few labels and little context. Not that there was much choice. The museum was built without collections storage spaces, and its first storage facility wasn't constructed until the 1970s.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
23 August 1945
Subject Date
23 August 1945
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.188.52847
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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