J.R. Jones General Store at its Original Site, Just Before the Move to Greenfield Village, Waterford, Michigan, July 1926
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James R. Jones was but one of nine different proprietors who operated a general store in this building between 1857 and 1927. August Jacober was the proprietor of the store when Henry Ford purchased the building in 1927. Ford offered to replace the wooden structure he purchased with a new brick structure, which can be seen in the background here.
James R. Jones was but one of nine different proprietors who operated a general store in this building between 1857 and 1927. August Jacober was the proprietor of the store when Henry Ford purchased the building in 1927. Ford offered to replace the wooden structure he purchased with a new brick structure, which can be seen in the background here.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
July 1926
Creators
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.3114
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.375 in
Width: 10.875 in
Inscriptions
front of image: 8-23-27 verso: Ray Dahlinger / July 1926
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