Lord Mountbatten with Henry Ford II, Visiting Greenfield Village, April 8, 1972
THF115875 / Lord Mountbatten with Henry Ford II, Visiting Greenfield Village, April 8, 1972
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Artifact Overview
Lord Mountbatten was great-grandson of Queen Victoria, a British World War II hero and viceroy of India in 1947 during that country's partitioning and independence. In April 1972, he toured Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, accompanied by Henry Ford II and Edison Institute's president, Donald Shelley. The group paused briefly on the Village green near the Clinton Inn (now Eagle Tavern).
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 April 1972
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.61783.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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articleA “Greatest Hits” Tour for a Major Historical Figure
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