Gerald Ford at the Firestone Farm Dedication in Greenfield Village, June 29, 1985
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In 1983, the Firestone family donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead to Greenfield Village. The farm had been the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford. On June 29, 1985, descendants of Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone along with former U.S. President Gerald Ford helped dedicate the newly installed farm.
In 1983, the Firestone family donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead to Greenfield Village. The farm had been the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford. On June 29, 1985, descendants of Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone along with former U.S. President Gerald Ford helped dedicate the newly installed farm.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
29 June 1985
Subject Date
29 June 1985
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.N.B.96598.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in
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