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
Creators
Unknown
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
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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