1938 Ford V-8 Standard Sedan Delivery Truck in Front of Sanders Store, Detroit, Michigan, December 1937

Summary

German-born Frederick Sanders started a candy store on Detroit's Woodward Avenue in 1875. Ice cream was soon added to the menu, then baked goods. Sanders is among those who claim to have invented ice cream sodas. In 1891, he built his grand "Pavilion of Sweets," followed by a chain of neighborhood candy and ice-cream stores. This photo is from 1937.

German-born Frederick Sanders started a candy store on Detroit's Woodward Avenue in 1875. Ice cream was soon added to the menu, then baked goods. Sanders is among those who claim to have invented ice cream sodas. In 1891, he built his grand "Pavilion of Sweets," followed by a chain of neighborhood candy and ice-cream stores. This photo is from 1937.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

01 December 1937

Subject Date

01 December 1937

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.69459.A

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in

Width: 11 in

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