This 1960 sign located inside The Henry Ford Museum, with a single "golden" arch and Speedee, was the original shop sign used by McDonald's fast food restaurant franchises. Speedee was replaced by a new logo - symbol of the golden arches, a modernistic M, in 1962. Under the sign is a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible and both are located in front of Lamy’s Diner inside The Henry Ford Museum. The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a large indoor and outdoor history museum complex and a National Historic Landmark in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan. It is the largest indoor-outdoor museum complex in the United States and is visited by over 1.7 million people each year. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981.
This 1939 streamlined Dodge Airflow Tank Truck with flashy chrome grill connected local Texaco service stations to a larger national distribution network. The tank truck is located inside The Henry Ford Museum in front of a Texaco Service Station, circa 1960; complete with red Fire-Chief gasoline pumps. The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a large indoor and outdoor history museum complex and a National Historic Landmark in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan. It is the largest indoor-outdoor museum complex in the United States and is visited by over 1.7 million people each year. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981.
This 1939 streamlined Dodge Airflow Tank Truck with flashy chrome grill connected local Texaco service stations to a larger national distribution network. The tank truck is located inside The Henry Ford Museum in front of a Texaco Service Station, circa 1960; complete with red Fire-Chief gasoline pumps. The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a large indoor and outdoor history museum complex and a National Historic Landmark in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan. It is the largest indoor-outdoor museum complex in the United States and is visited by over 1.7 million people each year. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981. This image was processed as an HDR (High Dynamic Range) composition.
