Frontier Nursing Service Jeep on Mountain Road near Hospital, Wendover, Kentucky, 1945
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Artifact Overview
The Frontier Nursing Service, established by Mary Breckinridge in 1925, brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to parts of eastern Kentucky that were accessible only by horse. In the early 1940s, a jeep could navigate the mountainous terrain and Breckinridge asked her patrons for help. Clara Ford, a longtime benefactor, secured one. Breckinridge named the jeep "Jane," Mrs. Ford's middle name.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1945
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.14203
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: 4 in
Width: 5 in
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