Grocery Store Dairy Case Stocked with Pennbrook Milk Company Products, circa 1950
THF703471 / Grocery Store Dairy Case Stocked with Pennbrook Milk Company Products, circa 1950
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1950
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1458
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.125 in
Width: 7 in
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