Henry Ford on His 80th Birthday, U. S. Naval Training School at the Ford Rouge Plant, July 1943

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Artifact Overview

Personnel at the United States Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan, invited Henry Ford to celebrate his 80th birthday at the base. Ford was feted with gifts, a military drill, and a large cake modeled after the school buildings. The school -- built on land at Ford's Rouge Plant and leased to the Navy -- trained thousands of recruits in various skilled trades during World War II.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

28 July 1943

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.78326.3

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen Back

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8 in