Driver Aloha Wanderwell on the Hoist Lifting Her Ford Model T from aboard Ship, Shanghai, China, 1924
THF96385 / Driver Aloha Wanderwell on the Hoist Lifting Her Ford Model T from aboard Ship, Shanghai, China, 1924
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Artifact Overview
Aloha Wanderwell Baker, born Idris Galcia Hall, was adventurous. In 1922, at the age of 16, she answered an ad to join the globe-trekking Captain Walter Wanderwell on his travels. Aloha crisscrossed Europe, journeyed across Africa and Asia, and then sailed for America and more adventures. Along the way, she became known as "the world's most traveled girl."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1924
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.4514
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: 10 in
Width: 8 in
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