Charles Steinmetz Cabin in Greenfield Village, circa 1933
THF716480 / Charles Steinmetz Cabin in Greenfield Village, circa 1933
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Artifact Overview
Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Drawing (Visual work)
Date Made
circa 1933
Subject Date
circa 1933
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.174.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
illustration board
Technique
Drawing (Image-making)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 16.5 in
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ArtifactEdison Institute Museum and Village Guidebook, circa 1934