Unveiling the Stainless Steel Model T Monument at Henry Ford Millennium Project, Ballinascarty, Cork, Ireland, 2000
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Henry Ford's father, William, was born in Ballinascarthy, County Cork, Ireland, in 1826. When the Great Famine struck in 1847, the Fords migrated to the United States and settled near Dearborn, Michigan, where Henry was born in 1863. Ballinascarthy commemorated its place in Ford family history when the community unveiled a stainless steel Model T monument in 2000.
Henry Ford's father, William, was born in Ballinascarthy, County Cork, Ireland, in 1826. When the Great Famine struck in 1847, the Fords migrated to the United States and settled near Dearborn, Michigan, where Henry was born in 1863. Ballinascarthy commemorated its place in Ford family history when the community unveiled a stainless steel Model T monument in 2000.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
2000
Subject Date
03 September 2000
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
80.300.1527.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Mounting
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 6.875 in
Width: 8.875 in
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