Portrait of Henry Ford, 1904
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford sat for the official Ford Motor Company portrait in 1904. The company was his third. Ford had success in building cars, but his first company failed and he was forced out of the second. By the time this portrait was taken, Ford Motor Company had survived its first year and was selling its first cars, the Model A.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1904
Subject Date
1904
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Photographed by Alfred G. McMichael at McMichael Studio, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.190
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Matting (Supporting)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.25 in
Width: 7.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed on outside top right corner of folder:
E.G. McMICHAEL / 212 WOODWARD AVE, / DETROIT
Handwritten under image lower right: McMichael / " / 04
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