Portrait of William Herbert Murphy, Former Detroit Automobile Company Executive, circa 1930
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Artifact Overview
Detroit lumber merchant William H. Murphy backed Henry Ford's first car company, the Detroit Automobile Company, in 1899. After it failed, Murphy financed Ford's successful 1901 "Sweepstakes" race car. Murphy then supported a second car company, the Henry Ford Company, but parted ways with the firm's namesake when Henry Ford spent too much time designing racers rather than production cars.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1930
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.3136
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: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
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