"Sketches from the Ford-Tribune Libel Suit," by Irving R. Bacon, 1919

THF110016 / "Sketches from the Ford-Tribune Libel Suit," by Irving R. Bacon, 1919 / title page, detail

THF58211 / "Sketches from the Ford-Tribune Libel Suit," by Irving R. Bacon, 1919

THF58212 / "Sketches from the Ford-Tribune Libel Suit," by Irving R. Bacon, 1919

THF58213 / "Sketches from the Ford-Tribune Libel Suit," by Irving R. Bacon, 1919

THF58214 / "Sketches from the Ford-Tribune Libel Suit," by Irving R. Bacon, 1919

THF58215 / "Sketches from the Ford-Tribune Libel Suit," by Irving R. Bacon, 1919

THF58216 / "Sketches from the Ford-Tribune Libel Suit," by Irving R. Bacon, 1919

Artifact Overview

When Henry Ford sued the Chicago Tribune for libel, the million-dollar lawsuit made national headlines. Ford's shaky court testimony, in which he mangled basic American history facts, shocked lawyers but further endeared him to working people. The trial took place in 1919 at Mount Clemens, Michigan, 25 miles northeast of Detroit. The jury found for Ford but awarded him just six cents.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Date Made

1919

Subject Date

1919

Creators

Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Reuben), 1875-1962

Creator Notes

Original drawings by Irving Bacon.

Collection Title

Irving R. Bacon Scrapbook

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

99.1.1805.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Mount Clemens Drawings (Visual works) Trials, litigation, etc. Lawsuits Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Hulett, Orvy Lucking, Alfred Edward, 1856-1929 Stevenson, Elliott Tucker, James G. Chicago Tribune (Firm)