Clara Ford Driving her Boat "Callie B.," June 5, 1923
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Clara Ford pilots her electric boat, Callie B., on the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan. Callie was the affectionate nickname given by Henry Ford to his wife. Mrs. Ford kept her mahogany boat in an underground boathouse next to the couple's residence at Fair Lane Estate.
Clara Ford pilots her electric boat, Callie B., on the Rouge River in Dearborn, Michigan. Callie was the affectionate nickname given by Henry Ford to his wife. Mrs. Ford kept her mahogany boat in an underground boathouse next to the couple's residence at Fair Lane Estate.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
05 June 1923
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.3285
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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