Portrait of Henry Ford, 1886

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Artifact Overview

Having worked as a machinist in Detroit as a teenager, and then operated mobile steam traction engines throughout southeast Michigan, Henry Ford took over a 40-acre farm from his father in 1886. Rather than farm the land, though, Ford operated a modest lumber business using the property's trees. All the while, he courted Clara Bryant. The two married in 1888.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

20 November 1886

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.892

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: 6.25 in
Width: 4.25 in

Portrait of Henry Ford, 1886