Grounds of Henry Ford Hospital and Clara Ford Nurses Home, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1930
THF127760 / Grounds of Henry Ford Hospital and Clara Ford Nurses Home, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1930
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Artifact Overview
In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. By Mr. Ford's death in 1947, some 1,600 people were on the hospital's staff and more than $16.5 million had been invested in the facility.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
22 May 1931
Subject Date
22 May 1931
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.189.8731
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 10.875 in
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