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Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, May 1931

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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

13 May 1931

Subject Date

13 May 1931

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.189.8698

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: 10.938 in
Width: 7.938 in

Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, May 1931