Edsel Ford's Personal Speedboat, "Goldfish," December 1935

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Artifact Overview

Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft, from large pleasure yachts to smaller powerboats. Ford competed, as an owner, in the Gold Cup boat races in Detroit in 1922 and 1923. This photograph shows Goldfish, one of Ford's competition boats.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

26 December 1935

Subject Date

26 December 1935

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.930

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 in

Inscriptions

Permission for Publication granted If following credit line used Photo by THE DETROIT NEWS [stamped in purple on print back]