Scrapbook Documenting the Furnishing of Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931
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Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as their vision of a "real New England Inn" -- a first class hotel hosting travelers transiting through the adjacent Ford Airport. It is noted as one of the first airport hotels. This loose-leaf scrapbook meticulously records the original furnishings through photographs, documents, blueprints and material samples.
Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as their vision of a "real New England Inn" -- a first class hotel hosting travelers transiting through the adjacent Ford Airport. It is noted as one of the first airport hotels. This loose-leaf scrapbook meticulously records the original furnishings through photographs, documents, blueprints and material samples.
Artifact
Scrapbook
Date Made
1931
Subject Date
1931
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
59.13.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles M. Hart.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 14 in
Width: 11.5 in
Depth: 3.75 in

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