"Fordson Farmer" Article Showing Reverend Branford Clarke's Mobile Chapel Made from a Converted Ford Model T, 1922
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In 1922, Ford Motor Company published the story of Reverend Branford Clarke and his mobile chapel, based on a Model T chassis. Entirely self-designed, the chapel featured a small organ and a steeple that could fold down. Ford used individual stories like Reverend Clarke's to advertise its Model T as a sturdy, versatile automobile that could change ordinary Americans' lives.
In 1922, Ford Motor Company published the story of Reverend Branford Clarke and his mobile chapel, based on a Model T chassis. Entirely self-designed, the chapel featured a small organ and a steeple that could fold down. Ford used individual stories like Reverend Clarke's to advertise its Model T as a sturdy, versatile automobile that could change ordinary Americans' lives.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
October 1922
Creators
Creator Notes
Original photograph by Underwood & Underwood used in a Ford Motor Company publication.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.3961
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: 8.25 in
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