Detroit Dry Dock Company Employees, Including Henry Ford, 1880-1882

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Artifact Overview

During the 1880s, Henry Ford worked in a variety of positions near his Dearborn, Michigan, home. Among other endeavors, Ford helped on his father's farm, apprenticed for a machinist, operated and repaired steam engines, and found occasional work in Detroit factories. This photograph shows him (top row, sixth from right) with fellow employees at the Detroit Dry Dock shipbuilding company.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1880-1882

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.6402

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in