Ford car parade
| Description: | A line of cars crossing Galata Bridge. Pedestrians on the pavement are watching the scene. Letterings and flags are mounted on some of the cars. The first car that is fully visible in the line is equipped with an US flag on the enginehood and a plate on top that is lettered This is the parade you were waiting for' ('İşte beklediğiniz resmigeçit'), followed by a reference to 'Ford Transports' (Ford Nakliye'). On the very right, a porter is carrying a flat and round construction with textiles on top over his head. Wires, poles, and tracks are installed on the bridge. The cityscape in the background shows Galata neighbourhood of Beyoğlu and Galata Tower. |
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| Comment: | The picture was published on 1 December in Cumhuriyet newspaper along with a short article. The article states that the parade took place the day before and traces the route which led from Tophane Ford fabrikası over the Galata Bridge through Fatih before turning back over the Galata Bridge to Taksim Square, Şişli and Beşiktaş. |
| Relations: | o:siba.1078 |
| Date: | 1930-11-30 |
| Location: | Istanbul, Galata, Beyoğlu |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Type: | Photograph |
| Creator: | unknown |
| Technique: | Not specified |
| Keywords: | 490 Land Transport > 493 Vehicles 490 Land Transport > 491 Highways and Bridges 440 Marketing > 446 Sales Promotion 510 Living Standards and Routines > 511 Standard of Living 480 Travel and Transportation > 482 Burden Carrying 360 Settelments > 363 Streets and Traffic 360 Settelments > 365 Public Utilities |
| Bibliography: | Ford Otomobil Fabrikası'nın Resmi Geçidi'. Cumhuriyet, 01 December 1930. |
| Copyright: | Cengiz Kahraman, Istanbul |
| Archive: | Cengiz Kahraman, Istanbul, Inv. No.: TOPHANE- FORD OTOMOBIL FABRIKASI- RESMI GECID- 1933- GALATA KOPRUSU |
| License: | This picture is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
| Editor: | Yorick Tanner, Cengiz Kahraman |
| Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.1079 |