Henry Ford Examining a Violin, circa 1939
THF108030 / Henry Ford Examining a Violin, circa 1939
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Artifact Overview
For many of us, the music of our youth holds special meaning. It was no different for Henry Ford. Country fiddlers had provided the lively music for the rural dances of Henry Ford's youth. Ford loved the sound of a violin and learned to play a bit in his youth. He continued to enjoy fiddling into the final years of his life.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1939
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.18946
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: 3.5 in
Width: 5.25 in
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Henry Ford loved music-especially the fiddle tunes he enjoyed at the country dances of his youth. As a young man, Ford bought this inexpensive fiddle and learned to play it a bit. Though he was never able to play as well as he would have wished, Ford's love of the fiddle and rural dance music remained with him throughout his life.