Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936

Summary

The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.

The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

06 November 1936

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.159

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.50 in

Width: 11.00 in

Farris Windmill

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