Portrait of Clara Ford, 1888

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Artifact Overview

The year 1888 was an important one for Clara Jane Bryant. She married Henry Ford on April 11 -- her 22nd birthday -- at her parents' home in Greenfield Township, Michigan. Clara had met Henry at a New Year's dance in 1885. After a year of courtship, they became engaged in April 1886.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1888

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.867

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: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in