President Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, Clara Bryant Ford, Thomas Edison, Mina Edison, and Henry Ford Arrive at Smiths Creek Station, October 21, 1929
THF294692 / President Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, Clara Bryant Ford, Thomas Edison, Mina Edison, and Henry Ford Arrive at Smiths Creek Station, October 21, 1929
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Artifact Overview
Henry and Clara Ford and their guests, Thomas and Mina Edison, and President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Hoover, arrived at The Henry Ford's 1929 dedication ceremonies in grand fashion. They traveled from Detroit's Michigan Central Station to the Smiths Creek Depot in Greenfield Village aboard a train of replica Civil War-era passenger cars.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
21 October 1929
Subject Date
21 October 1929
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.O.5036
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Photographic materials
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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