Lawn Party after Graduation Ceremony for Henry Ford Hospital School of Nursing, Detroit, Michigan, May 1936

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Artifact Overview

In June 1925, Henry Ford Hospital opened a School of Nursing. The two-story Education Building featured classrooms, lecture halls and a gymnasium. The six-story Clara Ford Nurses Home had living quarters for 300 students. The school's first class included 93 young women enrolled in the three-year, tuition-free program.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

29 May 1936

Subject Date

29 May 1936

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.66143.L

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: 7.938 in
Width: 11 in

Lawn Party after Graduation Ceremony for Henry Ford Hospital School of Nursing, Detroit, Michigan, May 1936