Portrait of Clara Bryant Ford, circa 1938

Summary

Clara Ford celebrated her 72nd birthday on April 11, 1938, and she and her husband Henry commemorated their 50th wedding anniversary on the same date. That July, Henry celebrated his 75th birthday. For both Clara and Henry, it was a year filled with festivities, banquets, and public appearances associated with these milestones.

Clara Ford celebrated her 72nd birthday on April 11, 1938, and she and her husband Henry commemorated their 50th wedding anniversary on the same date. That July, Henry celebrated his 75th birthday. For both Clara and Henry, it was a year filled with festivities, banquets, and public appearances associated with these milestones.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1938

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.95779

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: 8.25 in

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