William Livingstone, Alex Malcomson, and James Couzens at Malcomson Coal Company Office, 1902-1903

THF95253 / William Livingstone, Alex Malcomson, and James Couzens at Malcomson Coal Company Office, 1902-1903

Artifact Overview

Alexander Malcomson operated Detroit's largest coal supply business when, in 1902, he agreed to partner with Henry Ford in the establishment of Ford Motor Company. Malcomson financed a prototype car and courted additional investors. But four years after their amiable start, Malcomson and Ford parted ways in a dispute over the direction of the company.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1902-1903

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.8416

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

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Detroit Photographic prints Photographs Offices (Work spaces) Businessmen Coal trade Livingstone, William, 1844-1925 Malcomson, Alex Y. (Alexander Y.), 1865-1923 Couzens, James, 1872-1936 Alexander Y. Malcomson (Firm)