Gilding the Weathervane Atop Henry Ford Museum Clocktower, May 1963
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Weathervanes had become obsolete by 1929, the year Henry Ford completed his museum in Dearborn, Michigan. By then, most Americans could hear weather reports on the radio or read them in daily newspapers. But weathervanes remained popular as decorative architectural elements. A worker freshened up the ornamental weathervane atop Ford's museum clocktower in 1963 with a coat of gold leaf.
Weathervanes had become obsolete by 1929, the year Henry Ford completed his museum in Dearborn, Michigan. By then, most Americans could hear weather reports on the radio or read them in daily newspapers. But weathervanes remained popular as decorative architectural elements. A worker freshened up the ornamental weathervane atop Ford's museum clocktower in 1963 with a coat of gold leaf.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
May 1963
Subject Date
May 1963
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.33524
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
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