Construction Workers at Fair Lane Estate, 1915
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Artifact Overview
In the 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn (west of Detroit) as the site for a new home. Several hundred men worked year-round to construct a large residence on the estate, called Fair Lane. A group of them posed for this photograph, taken in front of the Fords' nearly completed 56-room limestone mansion.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1915
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.24076
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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