"Reliable Power" | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

"Reliable Power"

"Reliable Power" | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View of front of young girl standing at the side of a Fordson farm machinery. A sign on the tractor reads: "Reliable Power. Over 200 Dane County farmers are Fordson owners — When are you going to become one? 'Fordson'." There is man in a Ford pickup truck in the background.

Fordson tractors were manufactured by the Henry Ford Company from 1916 through the 1930s all over the world, but only sold from 1918-1928 in the United States.
DESCRIPTION
View of front of young girl standing at the side of a Fordson farm machinery. A sign on the tractor reads: "Reliable Power. Over 200 Dane County farmers are Fordson owners — When are you going to become one? 'Fordson'." There is man in a Ford pickup truck in the background. Fordson tractors were manufactured by the Henry Ford Company from 1916 through the 1930s all over the world, but only sold from 1918-1928 in the United States.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:113885
Creation Date:circa 1924
Creator Name:Schoelkopf, L. F.
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Louis F. Schoelkopf collection, 1905-1978
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:(S6)82
Original Dimensions:4 x 5 inches
SUBJECTS
Maintenance and repair
Automobiles
Agricultural exhibitions
Agricultural machinery
Tractors
Trees
Dresses
Advertising
Children
Men
Outdoor photography
Portrait photography
Signs and signboards

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