Aerial View of Greenfield Village, 1939
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Henry Ford's Edison Institute was ten years old when this aerial photograph was taken in 1939. Greenfield Village grew considerably in its first decade. Notable additions included the Sir John Bennett store, added in 1931, and the Wright Cycle Shop and Wright Home, completed in 1938. All three buildings are visible near the center of the photo.
Henry Ford's Edison Institute was ten years old when this aerial photograph was taken in 1939. Greenfield Village grew considerably in its first decade. Notable additions included the Sir John Bennett store, added in 1931, and the Wright Cycle Shop and Wright Home, completed in 1938. All three buildings are visible near the center of the photo.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
18 July 1939
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.P.188.44984.A
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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