Harlan Hatcher and Henry Ford II Announcing the Presentation of Fair Lane to the University of Michigan, December 1956
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Artifact Overview
University of Michigan president Harlan Hatcher posed with Ford Motor Company president Henry Ford II at Fair Lane, former estate of Henry and Clara Ford, in 1956. That year, Ford Motor Company donated Fair Lane, 210 acres of surrounding land, and $6.5 million toward the establishment of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, which enrolled its first students in 1959.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
17 December 1956
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.110639.3
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 in
Width: 10 in
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