Edsel Ford as a Child, Fishing, 1899
THF99838 / Edsel Ford as a Child, Fishing, 1899
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Artifact Overview
Edsel Ford was photographed while fishing at Michigan's Lake Orion, about 40 miles north of Detroit, in September 1899. That same year his father, Henry Ford, formed his first car-making enterprise, Detroit Automobile Company, though the company quickly failed. Young Edsel turned six years old that November.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
September 1899
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.833.A
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 6 in
Inscriptions
Writing around edge of cardboard backing reads from lower left to lower right:
Edsel Age 5-1/2 years. After having / caught his first - string of fish. Orion Lake. / Sept. 1899.
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