Replica Dance Card for the 1885 New Year's Ball at Martindale House Inn

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Artifact Overview

Young people living in the vicinity of the Martindale House, a hotel run by George Martindale in rural Greenfield Township, Wayne County, Michigan, gathered in the hotel's large ballroom to enjoy dancing to quadrilles, reels, and schottisches. Albert Race played the dulcimer, as he called off the dance steps. This dance card is from the night Henry Ford met his wife, Clara Bryant.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Dance card

Date Made

1925-1940

Subject Date

01 January 1885

Collection Title

Fair Lane Papers Subgroup

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1.16

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Blue
Green

Dimensions

Height: 4.375 in
Width: 2.75 in

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