Henry Ford Trade School Library, August 1946

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Artifact Overview

Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled industrial trade work -- machining, metallurgy, drafting, and engine design, among others. Students created useful components for local factories in hands-on lab and shop classes. In addition to the manual training received, academic classes were required.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

10 August 1946

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.47348

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen Back

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.875 in
Width: 11.125 in

Henry Ford Trade School Library, August 1946