Sons of Samuel and Nancy Ford: George, Samuel, William S., James, and Henry (Cousins of Industrialist Henry Ford), circa 1880
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Samuel and Ann "Nancy" Ford emigrated from County Cork, Ireland, to Dearborn, Michigan, in 1832. Five of their sons posed for this portrait taken about 1880. Standing, left to right: Samuel and James. Sitting, left to right: George, William, and Henry. These men were cousins to William Ford, father of automotive industrialist Henry Ford.
Samuel and Ann "Nancy" Ford emigrated from County Cork, Ireland, to Dearborn, Michigan, in 1832. Five of their sons posed for this portrait taken about 1880. Standing, left to right: Samuel and James. Sitting, left to right: George, William, and Henry. These men were cousins to William Ford, father of automotive industrialist Henry Ford.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
31 October 1944
Subject Date
circa 1880
Creators
Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Ford Motor Company copy print of an 1880 photograph.
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.80793
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: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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