Charles B. King Showing Model Ships, circa 1946

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Artifact Overview

Charles Brady King built and drove the first automobile in Detroit in March 1896, three months before Henry Ford finished his Quadricycle. King left the auto business in 1912 to pursue other endeavors. Over the years, he assembled a significant collection of model ships and steam engines. King later gifted some of his model engines to Ford's museum.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1946

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.109

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: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in

Charles B. King Showing Model Ships, circa 1946