Clara and Henry Ford on the Porch of their Home on Edison Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1912

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Artifact Overview

Clara Ford moved into a large new home with her husband, Henry, and son, Edsel, in 1908. The Italian Renaissance Revival house was built on the corner of Edison and Second Avenues in Detroit. The family's new prosperity only grew with the introduction of the Model T. Henry and Clara lived here seven years before building a new home in Dearborn.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1912

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.1535

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in

Inscriptions

Stamp on back reads: SPOONER & WELLS, Inc. PHOTOGRAPHERS 1331 WOODWARD AVE. DETROIT, MICH. Telephone North 1745
Clara and Henry Ford on the Porch of their Home on Edison Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1912