Woman Starting a Tractor at Henry Ford Institute of Agricultural Engineering, England, 1939
THF122120 / Woman Starting a Tractor at Henry Ford Institute of Agricultural Engineering, England, 1939
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
10 November 1939
Subject Date
1939
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.26297
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: 7.5 in
Width: 9.5 in
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