Edsel Ford's Letter to Santa Claus, 1901
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A letter to Santa Claus from eight-year-old Edsel Ford in 1901. The family was not nearly as destitute as the letter implies. Henry had just been made chief engineer of the newly formed Henry Ford Company, and a family friend reported that Edsel did have a Christmas tree that year as well as ornaments and presents.
A letter to Santa Claus from eight-year-old Edsel Ford in 1901. The family was not nearly as destitute as the letter implies. Henry had just been made chief engineer of the newly formed Henry Ford Company, and a family friend reported that Edsel did have a Christmas tree that year as well as ornaments and presents.
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
24 December 1901
Subject Date
24 December 1901
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.84
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Dimensions
Height: 8.938 in
Width: 5.688 in
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