Mr. T. A. Raman Presents a Portable Spinning Wheel to Henry Ford, a Gift from Mahatma Gandhi, 1942
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Artifact Overview
In response to a letter of good wishes from Henry Ford, Mahatma Gandhi sent a portable spinning wheel to the industrialist as a gift. Gandhi used the spinning wheel as a symbol in his struggle for India's independence and economic self-sufficiency. Gandhi and Ford shared a mutual admiration for one another because of their longstanding commitments to peace.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
December 1942
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.292.13
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: 3.688 in
Width: 4.625 in
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