Freighter "Sonoma" transporting Dodge and Plymouth automobiles
View of the freighter "Sonoma" carrying Dodge and Plymouth cars to Buffalo, New York. Label on back: "Down to the sea in ships. These are days when nearly every available local transportation method has Detroit-made automobiles for cargoes. While hundreds of men crowd the factory drive-away yards, fleets of specially constructed tracks leave for far-off dealer points. Railroad cars, each holding four cars, are strung into miles of trains, and lake vessels, crowded to the decks with cars and trucks, cleave the waters. These are inspiring sights duplicated nowhere in all the world. The picture above shows the good ship Sonoma of the Nicholson Universal Line on its way to Buffalo, carrying Dodge and Plymouth cars to waiting dealers." Stamped on back: "June 23, 1936."
- Resource ID:
- na044948
- Subject:
- Dodge automobile
- Plymouth automobile
- Automobiles--Transportation
- Cargo ships
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1936-06-23
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 10 x 8 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Location:
- Transport
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.