Wedding Portrait of Elizabeth Parke Firestone, June 25, 1921
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Artifact Overview
Elizabeth Parke, daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, met at a dance at Princeton around 1920. Their 1921 wedding was the most lavish Decatur had ever seen. Elizabeth -- who would become well-known for a refined sense of fashion -- likely made her own wedding dress.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
25 June 1921
Subject Date
25 June 1921
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.492.1861
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.938 in
Width: 7.625 in
Inscriptions
Stamped in blue ink on verso:
PLEASE CREDIT FRANK MOORE STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHERS--LENNOX BLDG. CLEVELAND
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