Campbell Chariot in Henry Ford Museum, circa 1941
THF716704 / Campbell Chariot in Henry Ford Museum, circa 1941
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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)
Subject Date
circa 1941
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.174.120
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
illustration board
Technique
Drawing (Image-making)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 15 in
Width: 20.125 in
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Angelica Bratt Campbell purchased this sporty, two-passenger carriage from coachmaker William Ross of New York City. She used it in and around Schenectady, New York, where her husband had made a fortune as a merchant. In the 1790s carriages were much rarer than cars today -- especially for city dwellers. Only the wealthy could afford closed carriages like this one.