1951 advertisement for Ford Motor Company, Dagenham featuring an illustration of the factory beside the River Thames


1951 advertisement for Ford Motor Company, Dagenham featuring an illustration of the factory beside the River Thames. The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain, 1951. The festival also marked the centenary of The Great Exhibition of 1851, Hyde Park, London - a vintage nineteen fifties item for editorial use only.


Size: 3585px × 4754px
Location: Dagenham, Essex, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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