A 5"x7" acetate negative, photograph of the Trowbridge Ford Motor Co., David City, Nebraska. A flat-roofed, one-story, painted brick building with signs painted above the open drive-through garage door and two large display windows, awning covered sidewalks in front, free-standing metal stand and Ford sign on the sidewalk, farm truck, wagon and automobile parked in street-side parking with brick street in front.
Thorpe Opera House Foundation/Boston Studio Project
Local Accession Number
0AA0248000b
Source
Original format: 5"x7" acetate negative from the Boston Studio Project collection.
Historical Notes
F.H. Trowbridge ran the Ford-Mercury garage in downtown David City, Nebraska. In January, 1946, upon completion of his service in World War II, Dana and Vivian Trowbridge, returned to David City to help run the family business. Dana assumed sole ownership of the business in 1960. His son, Dana "Skip" Trowbridge joined the business in 1974, and assumed ownership after his father's death in 1975.
