Henry Ford Opening the Valve to Start Power Production at the Edison Illumination Company Dedication, Greenfield Village, November 8, 1944
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Henry Ford constructed an edited, scaled-down version of the Detroit power plant where he worked as chief engineer in the 1890s. Former Edison Illuminating Company coworkers attended the November 1944 dedication in Greenfield Village. Looking on as he opens a valve to start generating power are George Cato (left), Ford's longtime friend, and Richard Elliott (left), who preceded Ford as chief engineer.
Henry Ford constructed an edited, scaled-down version of the Detroit power plant where he worked as chief engineer in the 1890s. Former Edison Illuminating Company coworkers attended the November 1944 dedication in Greenfield Village. Looking on as he opens a valve to start generating power are George Cato (left), Ford's longtime friend, and Richard Elliott (left), who preceded Ford as chief engineer.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 November 1944
Creators
Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department
Creator Notes
Reminiscence of Edward L. Bryant (1898-1984) typewritten on back of photograph.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.1745
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: 8.063 in
Width: 10.000 in
Inscriptions
reminiscence of Edward L. Bryant (1898-1984) typewritten on back: Henry Ford opens the throttle valve on restored engine to start the generation of power in Greenfield Village replica of Station A. The original building of the Edison Illuminating Company stood (and still stands, 1965) at Washington Boulevard at State Street in Detroit, Michigan. Henry Ford was chief engineer of the plant in 1890's, having succeeded the man on his right, Mr. Richard Elliott. The man on Henry Ford's left is George W. Cato, a lifelong friend of Henry Ford and James W. Bishop, another old timer. ELB.
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