President Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, Clara Bryant Ford, Thomas Edison, Mina Edison, and Henry Ford Arrive at Smiths Creek Station, October 21, 1929

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Artifact Overview

Henry and Clara Ford and their guests, Thomas and Mina Edison, and President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Hoover, arrived at The Henry Ford's 1929 dedication ceremonies in grand fashion. They traveled from Detroit's Michigan Central Station to the Smiths Creek Depot in Greenfield Village aboard a train of replica Civil War-era passenger cars.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

21 October 1929

Subject Date

21 October 1929

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.O.5036

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Photographic materials

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in