Henry Ford, Clara Ford and Henry Ford II with the Ford Quadricycle in Greenfield Village, May 1946

THF127304 / Henry Ford, Clara Ford and Henry Ford II with the Ford Quadricycle in Greenfield Village, May 1946

THF127305 / Henry Ford, Clara Ford and Henry Ford II with the Ford Quadricycle in Greenfield Village, May 1946 / back

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford II helped his grandparents, Henry and Clara Ford, into the 1896 Quadricycle in Greenfield Village in May 1946. The occasion was the "Automobile Golden Jubilee," Detroit's celebration of the auto's 50th anniversary in the city. Henry Ford's Quadricycle, which he first operated in June 1896, was only the second automobile driven in the Motor City.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

May 1946

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.189

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 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Inventions Inventors Automobiles Open-air museums Henry Ford Quadricycle (Automobile) Cars Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Miller School (Dearborn, Mich.)