Henry Ford with His Old-time Dance Orchestra, 1933

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford created a dance room at Ford Motor Company's Engineering Lab, where his office and the company's engineering activities were located. Here, from the mid-1920s to the mid-1930s, Ford held his old-fashioned dancing parties for adults and hosted dance lessons for children. Ford's Old Time Orchestra provided the music, while Benjamin Lovett called the dance steps. 70-year-old Ford listens with pleasure.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

July 1933

Creator Notes

Originally photographed by Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.B.36936

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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in