Photograph with Edsel Ford's Handwritten Note to Ford Design Chief E.T. Gregorie, 1940
THF108441 / Photograph with Edsel Ford's Handwritten Note to Ford Design Chief E.T. Gregorie, 1940
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Artifact Overview
Edsel Ford and Eugene T. "Bob" Gregorie enjoyed a successful working relationship. Hired by Edsel Ford in 1932, Gregorie became the first head of Ford's design department three years later. Together they produced the 1936 Lincoln Zephyr and the 1940 Lincoln Continental. Gregorie left the company after Edsel Ford's death in 1943, though he briefly returned later in the decade.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
21 March 1940
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.2870
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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