Sumitra Gandhi Visiting Henry Ford Museum, July 7, 1961
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Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. Sumitra Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, visited in 1961 and viewed the spinning wheel her grandfather gave Henry Ford.
Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. Sumitra Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, visited in 1961 and viewed the spinning wheel her grandfather gave Henry Ford.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
07 July 1961
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.2237
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 5.25 in
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