Henry Ford with Other Employees at Edison Illuminating Company Plant, November 1895

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Artifact Overview

This 1895 photograph shows a mustached Henry Ford, third from the left in a white coat. Closest to Ford is his friend and fellow employee George Cato. While working as chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit, Ford was also building his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle, with the help of Cato and other friends and coworkers.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

November 1895

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1909

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: 8.000 in
Width: 10.000 in

Henry Ford with Other Employees at Edison Illuminating Company Plant, November 1895