Tintype Portrait of Linton Wells and Fay Gillis Wells, Taken at the Greenfield Village Tintype Studio, May 2, 1940
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Constructed in 1929, the tintype studio was a popular destination for Greenfield Village visitors. Many celebrities and other well-known people also stopped in to have their pictures taken. Fay Gillis Wells, a pioneer aviator, journalist, and broadcaster, and Linton Wells, a foreign correspondent and radio news analyst, posed for this portrait in 1940. They autographed it "in appreciation of a most memorable visit."
Constructed in 1929, the tintype studio was a popular destination for Greenfield Village visitors. Many celebrities and other well-known people also stopped in to have their pictures taken. Fay Gillis Wells, a pioneer aviator, journalist, and broadcaster, and Linton Wells, a foreign correspondent and radio news analyst, posed for this portrait in 1940. They autographed it "in appreciation of a most memorable visit."
Artifact
Tintype (Photograph)
Date Made
02 May 1940
Subject Date
02 May 1940
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.0.44.37
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Iron (Metal)
Collodion
Technique
Tintype (Process)
Printing (Process)
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.875 in
Width: 3.875 in
Inscriptions
written on front: 02 May 1940 / In appreciation of a most memorable visit / Linton Wells / Fay Gillis Wells
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