Objects Collected for the Future Henry Ford Museum, Stored at the Ford Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1926
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Henry Ford collected objects well before he established his Edison Institute museum -- today's The Henry Ford -- in 1929. This photo, taken in December 1926, shows some of Mr. Ford's collection stored in Ford Motor Company's Engineering Laboratory. The Engineering Laboratory was next to the site where the museum would be built.
Henry Ford collected objects well before he established his Edison Institute museum -- today's The Henry Ford -- in 1929. This photo, taken in December 1926, shows some of Mr. Ford's collection stored in Ford Motor Company's Engineering Laboratory. The Engineering Laboratory was next to the site where the museum would be built.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
11 December 1926
Subject Date
11 December 1926
Creators
Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department
Creator Notes
Reminiscence of Edward L. Bryant (1898-1984) typewritten on back of photograph.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Collections management functions
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.3952
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: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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