Portrait of Edsel Ford, circa 1915

Summary

Edsel Ford looked especially dapper for this portrait taken about 1915. One of his personal highlights that year was the cross-country road trip he took with six of his friends. Ford and his companions trekked 2,400 miles from Detroit to San Francisco, traveling in a Ford Model T, a Cadillac and a Stutz.

Edsel Ford looked especially dapper for this portrait taken about 1915. One of his personal highlights that year was the cross-country road trip he took with six of his friends. Ford and his companions trekked 2,400 miles from Detroit to San Francisco, traveling in a Ford Model T, a Cadillac and a Stutz.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1915

Subject Date

circa 1915

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1334.189

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.25 in

Width: 8.25 in

Inscriptions

In lower right corner front of image: c / HARTSOOK / STUDIO

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