Benjamin Lovett Teaching Dance Classes in Recently Completed Lovett Hall, April 1938

Summary

After Henry Ford built the Lovett Hall ballroom in 1937, dance classes for the students of his Edison Institute schools moved from the dance room at Ford Motor Company Engineering Lab to this gracious ballroom setting. Students not only learned the steps to traditional American dances like the reel, schottische, and quadrille--but also the etiquette that went along with them.

After Henry Ford built the Lovett Hall ballroom in 1937, dance classes for the students of his Edison Institute schools moved from the dance room at Ford Motor Company Engineering Lab to this gracious ballroom setting. Students not only learned the steps to traditional American dances like the reel, schottische, and quadrille--but also the etiquette that went along with them.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

07 April 1938

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.188.23084

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: 10.25 in

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