Clara Ford and Martha Berry with Students at Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia, circa 1927
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Artifact Overview
In 1902, Martha Berry established a school near Rome, Georgia, to educate the local underprivileged children. As the school grew, Berry solicited funds from many wealthy Americans. She invited Clara and Henry Ford to the school in 1921. The Fords were impressed. Clara and Henry returned many times over the years and became lifelong benefactors.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1927
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.9705
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: 5 in
Width: 8.25 in
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