Postcard, Aerial View of Greenfield Village, 1940

Summary

Auto magnate Henry Ford established the Edison Institute as a teaching institution in 1929. Ford finally relented to persistent demands to open his museum and historical village to the public in 1933. Greenfield Village, shown here in 1940, grew and changed over time, but the central green, flanked by a church and town hall, remained at its heart.

Auto magnate Henry Ford established the Edison Institute as a teaching institution in 1929. Ford finally relented to persistent demands to open his museum and historical village to the public in 1933. Greenfield Village, shown here in 1940, grew and changed over time, but the central green, flanked by a church and town hall, remained at its heart.

Artifact

Postcard

Subject Date

09 August 1940

Creators

Metrocraft 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.236.3

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 5.5 in

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