Henry Ford with Students outside Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, September 1929
THF96582 / Henry Ford with Students outside Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, September 1929
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford attended this one-room school from age seven to ten. It became the first classroom of Ford's Greenfield Village school system after the building was moved there in 1929. Henry Ford is shown here greeting schoolchildren at the formal dedication. Thirty-two children were accepted into the first class, spanning ages four through seven and covering grades one through four.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
16 September 1929
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.1089
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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