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The Human Factor

Introducing the Industrial Life Photograph Collection at the Baker Library

• Introduction
• The Exhibition
  • The Request
  • The Response
  • The Collection
  • The Medium
  • The Message
  • The Product
    • Chapter Introduction
    • Chapter Images
  • The Production
  • The Worker
  • The Audience
• Bibliography

Henry Ford presents new V-8

This unusual camera shot shows Henry Ford (right) and Edsel Ford with their newest product, the Ford V-8 for 1937. The picture was taken at Dearborn during the newspapermen’s preview of the new car, which excited unusual interest because of its completely new appearance and the advent of the 60 horsepower V-8 engine, giving a choice of engine sizes.

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