Henry Ford with a McGuffey Reader inside William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace, Greenfield Village, 1940

THF126110 / Henry Ford with a McGuffey Reader inside William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace, Greenfield Village, 1940 / detail

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

23 September 1940

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Object ID

64.167.188.P.28143

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.375 in
Width: 11 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Interior views Cabins (Houses) Fireplaces Open-air museums Relocated buildings and structures Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873 Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace

Artifact
William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace
This log home is typical of Scots-Irish log structures built in the densely forested area of southwestern Pennsylvania during the late 1700s. Anna and Alexander McGuffey lived here for five years and had three children before moving west to Ohio. Their second child, William Holmes (1800-1873), went on to create the popular Eclectic Readers for frontier schoolchildren.