1942 Mack Model DEIS Truck Delivering Sharpless Ice Cream, Allentown, Pennsylvania
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By the 1940s, refrigerated trucks were transporting pre-packaged ice cream to retail outlets across the country. In this 1942 photograph, a truck stands ready to transport cartons of Sharpless Ice Cream from the plant in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The billboard above points out how the ice cream carton's "Tray Pac" design conveniently fit into the freezer compartment of a home refrigerator.
By the 1940s, refrigerated trucks were transporting pre-packaged ice cream to retail outlets across the country. In this 1942 photograph, a truck stands ready to transport cartons of Sharpless Ice Cream from the plant in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The billboard above points out how the ice cream carton's "Tray Pac" design conveniently fit into the freezer compartment of a home refrigerator.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
February 1942
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.1747.V.3954
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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