Farm Residence of William Ford, from an 1876 Atlas of Wayne County, Michigan

THF116253 / Farm Residence of William Ford, from an 1876 Atlas of Wayne County, Michigan

Artifact Overview

In the 19th century, publishers produced atlases for counties all over the United States. One of the illustrations in this atlas is an aerial view of the William Ford Farm in Springwells Township -- now Dearborn, Michigan. Industrialist Henry Ford, William and Mary Ford's eldest son, was born in the farmhouse on July 30, 1863, and he grew up on this farm.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

20 November 1939

Subject Date

1876

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Atlas published by H. Belden & Co., Chicago, Illinois. Illustration photographed from the atlas by Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department, Dearborn, Michigan.

Collection Title

Personal for Henry Ford Photographs

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.188.P.26360

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

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn United States, Michigan, Springwells Township United States, Michigan, Wayne county Photographic prints Photographs Atlases Drawings (Visual works) Farms Original sites Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Ford, William, 1826-1905 Ford Home (Dearborn, Mich.)

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