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Clara Ford and Henry Ford by the Iron Gate in the English Garden at Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, September 1939

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Artifact Overview

In the 1910s, many wealthy Detroit citizens abandoned the city for eastern suburbs. Henry and Clara Ford sought a different path. They selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn (west of Detroit) as the site for their new home. The rambling grounds of the Fair Lane estate suited the nature-loving couple, seen here near one of their gardens.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

19 September 1939

Subject Date

19 September 1939

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.188.25867

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: 3.75 in
Width: 4.75 in

Clara Ford and Henry Ford by the Iron Gate in the English Garden at Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, September 1939