Eleanor Clay Ford Wedding Portrait, 1916
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Eleanor Clay was born on June 6, 1896. Her father died when she was 12, and Eleanor, her sister and her mother moved into the home of her uncle, department store magnate J.L. Hudson. Eleanor met Edsel Ford, son of Henry and Clara Ford, when she was 15. The two fell in love and married on November 1, 1916.
Eleanor Clay was born on June 6, 1896. Her father died when she was 12, and Eleanor, her sister and her mother moved into the home of her uncle, department store magnate J.L. Hudson. Eleanor met Edsel Ford, son of Henry and Clara Ford, when she was 15. The two fell in love and married on November 1, 1916.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1916
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.5137
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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