"The Busy World" Exhibit
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
October 1970
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.N.B.56500
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in
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