Ford tractor demonstration – Antique Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Ford tractor demonstration, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Ford tractor demonstration
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A Ford tractor demonstration, dated around 1921 on this glass negative, shows the machine being put in front of farmers as a practical alternative to horses. The Fordson, which Ford's company began building in 1917, was sold on cheap, dependable power for plowing and hauling, and demonstrations like this one helped win over buyers. The negative comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., commercial studio whose work documents much of the period's daily life, though the title is the studio's own and has not been independently verified. Streaks and blemishes across the glass reflect the natural deterioration of its original coatings over the decades since it was made.
| Created / published | [1921] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. Temp. note: Batch two. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,446 × 4,368 px · prints to 18 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 05091u Ford tractor demonstration |
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