Benjamin Lovett Teaching Dance Classes in Recently Completed Lovett Hall, April 1938
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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
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
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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