Charlotte and Benjamin Lovett Dancing, circa 1925
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Benjamin Lovett was a well-known New England dance instructor. In 1923, Henry Ford invited Lovett to teach old-fashioned dances at Sudbury, Massachusetts, where Ford was restoring the historic Wayside Inn. The following year, Ford moved Lovett and his wife Charlotte to Dearborn, Michigan. Lovett would serve as Ford's dancing master for the next twenty years--helping teach traditional American dancing to adults and children alike.
Benjamin Lovett was a well-known New England dance instructor. In 1923, Henry Ford invited Lovett to teach old-fashioned dances at Sudbury, Massachusetts, where Ford was restoring the historic Wayside Inn. The following year, Ford moved Lovett and his wife Charlotte to Dearborn, Michigan. Lovett would serve as Ford's dancing master for the next twenty years--helping teach traditional American dancing to adults and children alike.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1925
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.1835
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: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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