Photographers in Lovett Hall as Henry Ford Lies in Repose, April 9, 1947
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Henry Ford died on April 7, 1947, at his Fair Lane estate in Dearborn, Michigan. Thousands mourned his death. Ford's body lay in repose in what is now Lovett Hall near Greenfield Village, where many waited in a mile-long line to pay their last respects to the automotive pioneer. The somber occasion was documented by a number of motion picture cameramen.
Henry Ford died on April 7, 1947, at his Fair Lane estate in Dearborn, Michigan. Thousands mourned his death. Ford's body lay in repose in what is now Lovett Hall near Greenfield Village, where many waited in a mile-long line to pay their last respects to the automotive pioneer. The somber occasion was documented by a number of motion picture cameramen.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
09 April 1947
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.84158.16
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 9.75 in
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