Portrait of Ernest G. Liebold, April 1925

Summary

Ernest Liebold served as Henry Ford's executive secretary from 1913 to 1933. He administered nearly all of Mr. Ford's personal business outside of Ford Motor Company. Liebold handled Mr. Ford's correspondence, paid his bills, and managed many of his special projects. Liebold managed the Dearborn Independent newspaper when Mr. Ford owned it, and he approved its notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles.

Ernest Liebold served as Henry Ford's executive secretary from 1913 to 1933. He administered nearly all of Mr. Ford's personal business outside of Ford Motor Company. Liebold handled Mr. Ford's correspondence, paid his bills, and managed many of his special projects. Liebold managed the Dearborn Independent newspaper when Mr. Ford owned it, and he approved its notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

16 April 1925

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.189.P.2540

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: 11 in

Width: 7.5 in

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