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[A 1955(?) sedan Ford automobile] – Historic Reproduction

[A 1955(?) sedan Ford automobile], 1956 — historic photograph
[A 1955(?) sedan Ford automobile], 1956. Historic photograph from the Automobiles collection.

(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [A 1955(?) sedan Ford automobile]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[A 1955(?) sedan Ford automobile]

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The record lists this as a Ford sedan photographed in 1956, though the title hedges with a possible 1955 date, which is common for manufacturer photographs made during a model changeover. Ford's cars from these years were restyled and sold strongly, and the company used studio and promotional photographs like this one to show its full-size lineup to dealers, magazines and newspapers. Prints from the Ford Motor Company's publicity files give a useful picture of how automakers presented their products to the postwar buying public, with clean, unpeopled views that emphasized body lines, chrome and color.

Created / published1956
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1950-1960.
NotesPhotograph from the Ford Motor Company.
SubjectsFord Motor Company--Products--1950-1960. Automobiles--American--1950-1960.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,265 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-194277

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