Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, Charles Sorensen, and P.E. Martin in the Fifteen-Millionth Ford Model T on the Last Day of Model T Production, May 26, 1927
THF140538 / Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, Charles Sorensen, and P.E. Martin in the Fifteen-Millionth Ford Model T on the Last Day of Model T Production, May 26, 1927
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Artifact Overview
After the fifteen millionth Model T -- the ceremonial "last" Model T -- was completed on May 26, 1927, Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, and production managers Charles Sorensen and P.E. Martin drove the car from Ford Motor Company's Highland Park assembly plant to the automaker's engineering laboratory in Dearborn. Company officials and members of the press joined in the parade.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
26 May 1927
Subject Date
26 May 1927
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.49147
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: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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