J.D. Carpenter's Conoco Station and Country Store near Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1947
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Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Here, Ford dabbled in agricultural experimentation and in the late 1930s he built a winter residence. Though Ford acquired 85,000 acres, there were still privately owned parcels located in the area. The Carpenter family operated a small country store that served local residents east of Richmond Hill.
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Here, Ford dabbled in agricultural experimentation and in the late 1930s he built a winter residence. Though Ford acquired 85,000 acres, there were still privately owned parcels located in the area. The Carpenter family operated a small country store that served local residents east of Richmond Hill.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1947
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.504.4.1
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: 14 in
Width: 11 in
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