Farm Residence of William Ford, from an 1876 Atlas of Wayne County, Michigan
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In the 19th century, publishers produced atlases for counties all over the United States. One of the illustrations in this atlas is an aerial view of the William Ford Farm in Springwells Township -- now Dearborn, Michigan. Industrialist Henry Ford, William and Mary Ford's eldest son, was born in the farmhouse on July 30, 1863, and he grew up on this farm.
In the 19th century, publishers produced atlases for counties all over the United States. One of the illustrations in this atlas is an aerial view of the William Ford Farm in Springwells Township -- now Dearborn, Michigan. Industrialist Henry Ford, William and Mary Ford's eldest son, was born in the farmhouse on July 30, 1863, and he grew up on this farm.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
20 November 1939
Subject Date
1876
Creators
Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Chicago
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Atlas published by H. Belden & Co., Chicago, Illinois. Illustration photographed from the atlas by Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department, Dearborn, Michigan.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
United States, Michigan, Springwells Township
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.188.P.26360
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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