Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, Mickey Rooney and Louis B. Mayer on the 10-Man Orient "Oriten" Bicycle in Henry Ford Museum, 1940
THF109784 / Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, Mickey Rooney and Louis B. Mayer on the 10-Man Orient "Oriten" Bicycle in Henry Ford Museum, 1940
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Artifact Overview
In February 1940, Mickey Rooney and MGM executives were guests of Henry Ford at the Edison Institute. The group was preparing for the premier of the MGM production Young Tom Edison. Rooney, the film's star, and studio executives would take a train supplied by Henry Ford to Port Huron, Michigan. Port Huron was the boyhood home of Thomas Edison and site of the premier.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 February 1940
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.27072
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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