General Store and Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, August 1929

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford already owned four historic buildings destined for Greenfield Village by the time construction commenced in October 1927. Two of these--the Waterford General Store and the Clinton Inn--were re-erected around what would become the village green. This photograph shows the buildings nearly ready for the official dedication of Greenfield Village on October 21, 1929.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

08 August 1929

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1211

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs General stores Relocated buildings and structures Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Eagle Tavern J.R. Jones General Store Clinton Inn (Dearborn, Mich.) Buildings (Structures) Open-air museums Taverns (Inns)