"The President" Locomotive Arrives at Smiths Creek Station, October 21, 1929
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Henry and Clara Ford and their guests, Thomas and Mina Edison, and President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Hoover, traveled to The Henry Ford's 1929 dedication ceremonies in grand fashion. The 1858 steam locomotive The President -- named in President Hoover's honor -- pulled the party from Detroit's Michigan Central Station to the Smiths Creek Depot in Greenfield Village.
Henry and Clara Ford and their guests, Thomas and Mina Edison, and President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Hoover, traveled to The Henry Ford's 1929 dedication ceremonies in grand fashion. The 1858 steam locomotive The President -- named in President Hoover's honor -- pulled the party from Detroit's Michigan Central Station to the Smiths Creek Depot in Greenfield Village.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
21 October 1929
Subject Date
21 October 1929
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.O.4675.B
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Photographic materials
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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