Highland Park panoramic photo
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Robert Kiefaber
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Highland Park panoramic photo
Here is a yard long panoramic photo I have of Highland Park. By the looks of the chassis I believe around 1913.
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Dan Hatch
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Re: Highland Park panoramic photo
If it is like the others I have seen, it is a giant postcard. I think if you look in the middle you will see a fold line where you are suppose to fold it double to mail it. On the back is described the view, should say it is part of one day production in 1914.
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Adam
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Re: Highland Park panoramic photo
The extra-long crossmember on those chassis dates the photo to the short period of time that crossmember was used in 1913. Someone can look it up to be sure, but off the top of my head I don’t think it was used more than several weeks or possibly a couple months. Maybe around June of ‘13.
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Re: Highland Park panoramic photo
One day's production, eh? Amazing isn't it. Beautiful sight. Would love to have one of those pictures/postcards, whatever they are.
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Robert Kiefaber
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Re: Highland Park panoramic photo
No fold line in center. The glass is cracked in the middle. It still has the original backing paper sealed to the frame. When I eventually have to remove it from the frame ( to replace glass ) I will be able to confirm if it is a postcard. Seems to large for a folded post card.Dan Hatch wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 9:01 amIf it is like the others I have seen, it is a giant postcard. I think if you look in the middle you will see a fold line where you are suppose to fold it double to mail it. On the back is described the view, should say it is part of one day production in 1914.
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jiminbartow
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Re: Highland Park panoramic photo
Was this the normal procedure, to pull the unfinished cars outside and line them up to await their body, or was this done for for this photo? Where did they store the cars when it rained? Jim Patrick.
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Re: Highland Park panoramic photo
Similar photo of same view of the plant and chassis lined up, just not in a panoramic . It's in book The Model T by Robert Casey, curator at the Henry Ford, and noted the photo is a staged publicity photo to show the production of that huge factory of just one nine-hour shift, in August of 1913.
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Re: Highland Park panoramic photo
Just look at all those white tires !!! Bet they lasted longer back then than today’s.
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Re: Highland Park panoramic photo
I have one of those. Mine is a really long post card that you could fold up and mail. The Henry Ford was selling them some years ago in the bookshop. Try going on line or calling them for availability. It is a glossy hand colored photo post card about 2 feet or more long, seem to remember they were quite inexpensive, like 8-12 dollars.