Highland Park High School Students Dancing in Lovett Hall Ballroom, Spring, 1940

Summary

Students from Highland Park High School dance in the Lovett Hall ballroom in spring 1940. Ford's Old Time Orchestra provided the music as Benjamin Lovett called the steps to the traditional dances. The ballroom--with its elegant teak floor, crystal chandeliers, and decorative detail--was an impressive setting for these dressed-up teens.

Students from Highland Park High School dance in the Lovett Hall ballroom in spring 1940. Ford's Old Time Orchestra provided the music as Benjamin Lovett called the steps to the traditional dances. The ballroom--with its elegant teak floor, crystal chandeliers, and decorative detail--was an impressive setting for these dressed-up teens.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

12 April 1940

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.P.188.27460

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 10 in

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