Portraits of Henry Ford with Edsel Ford, 1902
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Artifact Overview
Edsel Bryant Ford, only child of Henry Ford and Clara Bryant Ford, was born November 6, 1893. Here eight-year-old Edsel poses with his father in a series of studio portraits. Perhaps not surprisingly, young Edsel was obsessed with automobiles. By age ten he could drive a Model A, the first car built by his father's Ford Motor Company.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1902
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by A. G. McMichael, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.830
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 7 in
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Henry Ford: Portraits
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