"Satilla" Locomotive Driving through Dearborn, Michigan, 1927
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The steam locomotive Satilla took advantage of the Detroit-Jackson interurban tracks on Michigan Avenue for a parade through Dearborn in 1927. Built in 1858, Satilla was purchased by Henry Ford in 1924. The locomotive pulled Ford, Thomas Edison, and President Herbert Hoover from Detroit to Dearborn for The Henry Ford's dedication ceremonies in 1929.
The steam locomotive Satilla took advantage of the Detroit-Jackson interurban tracks on Michigan Avenue for a parade through Dearborn in 1927. Built in 1858, Satilla was purchased by Henry Ford in 1924. The locomotive pulled Ford, Thomas Edison, and President Herbert Hoover from Detroit to Dearborn for The Henry Ford's dedication ceremonies in 1929.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1927
Subject Date
1927
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.10648
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: 5 in
Width: 7 in
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