Aerial View of Ford Engineering Laboratory and Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1931
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In 1929, Henry Ford began construction on a museum located between Ford Airport, visible in the upper portion of this photograph, and the Ford Engineering Laboratory, situated at the bottom of the image. This view captures the scale of Ford's museum building as well as its prominent facade: a replica of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.
In 1929, Henry Ford began construction on a museum located between Ford Airport, visible in the upper portion of this photograph, and the Ford Engineering Laboratory, situated at the bottom of the image. This view captures the scale of Ford's museum building as well as its prominent facade: a replica of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
03 November 1931
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Hotels (Public accommodations)
Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.)
Dearborn Engineering Laboratory
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.189.9253.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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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