Wedding Portrait of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., June 25, 1921
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Artifact Overview
Elizabeth Parke, daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, met at a dance at Princeton around 1920. Their 1921 wedding was the most lavish Decatur had ever seen. Elizabeth -- who would become well-known for a refined sense of fashion -- likely made her own wedding dress.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
25 June 1921
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Probably photographed originally by Frank Moore Studio, Cleveland, Ohio.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.492.1697.63
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
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