Tonging for Oysters at Kilkenny Plantation 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. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area, especially in finding ways to help people in the community make a living. He hired locals at his farming and lumbering operations and even supported the area's traditional oystering enterprises.
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area, especially in finding ways to help people in the community make a living. He hired locals at his farming and lumbering operations and even supported the area's traditional oystering enterprises.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1947
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.504.4.13
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: 11 in
Width: 14 in
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