Aerial View of Henry Ford Museum, 1934
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A series of dark roofs in this 1934 photograph reveals the sheer size and open plan of Henry Ford's Dearborn, Michigan, museum. Ford commissioned Detroit architect Robert O. Derrick to design his museum, which included multiple references to colonial buildings. The most prominent facade was Derrick's detailed replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A series of dark roofs in this 1934 photograph reveals the sheer size and open plan of Henry Ford's Dearborn, Michigan, museum. Ford commissioned Detroit architect Robert O. Derrick to design his museum, which included multiple references to colonial buildings. The most prominent facade was Derrick's detailed replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
06 October 1934
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.P.188.11301.B
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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