George Cato and Jim Bishop with Henry Ford at the Edison Illuminating Company Building Dedication, Greenfield Village, November 8, 1944
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In 1944, Henry Ford constructed an edited, scaled-down version of the Detroit power plant where he had worked as chief engineer in the 1890s. Ford's former Edison Illuminating Company coworkers George Cato (left) and Jim Bishop (right) assisted with the project and participated in the November dedication ceremony in Greenfield Village.
In 1944, Henry Ford constructed an edited, scaled-down version of the Detroit power plant where he had worked as chief engineer in the 1890s. Ford's former Edison Illuminating Company coworkers George Cato (left) and Jim Bishop (right) assisted with the project and participated in the November dedication ceremony in Greenfield Village.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 November 1944
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.1734
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: 3.500 in
Width: 4.375 in
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