Rosika Schwimmer, Henry Ford, and Louis Lochner, December 3, 1915

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Artifact Overview

Disgusted by World War I, Henry Ford launched an ill-fated effort to end it in December 1915. He chartered the ship Oscar II to carry citizen-mediators to Europe to negotiate for peace. Participants included activists Rosika Schwimmer of Hungary and Louis Lochner of the United States. But feuding among the delegates sapped Ford's enthusiasm, and his "Peace Ship" expedition failed.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

03 December 1915

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.691

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: 3.75 in
Width: 5 in

Rosika Schwimmer, Henry Ford, and Louis Lochner, December 3, 1915