William Clay Ford at Ford Motor Company, April 4, 1955
THF112917 / William Clay Ford at Ford Motor Company, April 4, 1955
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Artifact Overview
William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. After graduating from Yale University in 1949, he started work at Ford Motor Company. William Clay Ford played a lead role in setting Ford's design direction and helped to steer his grandfather's company into the modern era.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
04 April 1955
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.106822.3
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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In 1891, Henry Ford left his small lumber business to work for the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. He was hired on by the general manger, Charles Phelps Gilbert (pictured here). Ford's work impressed his superiors, and by early 1894 he was promoted to chief engineer. While working at the Edison Illuminating Company, Ford also built his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle.