Musician's Stage in the Ballroom at Botsford Inn, Farmington, Michigan, 1925
THF108709 / Musician's Stage in the Ballroom at Botsford Inn, Farmington, Michigan, 1925
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Artifact Overview
As a youth during the 1880s, Henry Ford had attended dances at the Botsford Inn, an 1836 tavern on the route from Detroit to Lansing, Michigan. After buying and restoring the building in 1924, Ford held some of his early "old-fashioned" dance parties in the inn's ballroom. This image shows the musicians' stage and the maple dance floor Ford installed there.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
11 May 1925
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.11254
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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