Edsel Ford on Tricycle, 1898

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Artifact Overview

Edsel Ford was photographed riding a tricycle in 1898. That year his father, Henry Ford, was at work on his second automobile, following the 1896 Quadricycle, while still holding his job as an engineer at Edison Illuminating Company. Young Edsel turned five years old that November.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1898

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.569

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 3.25 in