Clara Ford and Edsel Ford inside Their Home on Bagley Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 1894

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Artifact Overview

Clara and Henry Ford's only child, Edsel Bryant Ford, was born November 6, 1893. The boy's middle name honored Clara's parents, Melvin and Martha Bryant. Clara was a devoted mother who, by many accounts, had a special way with children. Several photos, like this one, show her posing or playing with her young son.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1894

Creator Notes

Originally photographed by Henry Ford.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.801

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: 5.25 in
Width: 4.25 in

Clara Ford and Edsel Ford inside Their Home on Bagley Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 1894