Broad's Ford, Hudson Mass

Broad's Ford in Hudson, Massachusetts, photographed in 1916, occupies a single-story brick commercial showroom with large display windows, double wood-and-glass entrance doors, and a low stepped parapet typical of early 20th-century automotive architecture. Ford script transom signs and a circular Ford emblem over the central entrance identify the franchise; a reflected vehicle visible in the window appears to be an early Ford sedan, likely a Model T. The archive attribution lists Aldrich as the photographer, and records note the business later became Grant's store while the dealership reportedly remained a Ford franchise until roughly 1984. A utility pole with a small number plate stands near the sidewalk and the name BROAD'S is carved into the stone lintel above the doors.