Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," February 1924
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Edsel Ford named his speedboat Nine Ninety Nine in honor of the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford was known to sometimes commute by boat, down the Detroit River, from his home in Grosse Pointe Shores to Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant near Dearborn.
Edsel Ford named his speedboat Nine Ninety Nine in honor of the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford was known to sometimes commute by boat, down the Detroit River, from his home in Grosse Pointe Shores to Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant near Dearborn.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
01 February 1924
Subject Date
01 February 1924
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.2131
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
Length: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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