Automobile in American Life Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, 1987
THF133619 / Automobile in American Life Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, 1987
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Artifact Overview
For 50 years, Henry Ford Museum displayed artifacts in tightly packed rows with little supporting context. That changed in the 1980s with a new focus on social history. No exhibit signaled this shift like The Automobile in American Life, opened in 1987. Cars were shown alongside related objects like highway travel guides, fast food menus, and roadside signs.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Slide (Photograph)
Date Made
02 November 1987
Subject Date
02 November 1987
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.T.B.102693.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in
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