Portrait of Edsel Ford as a Child, circa 1901

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Artifact Overview

Edsel Ford turned eight years old in November 1901. It was a year of ups and downs for his family. Edsel's father, Henry, saw his first car company dissolved in January. But, after his well-publicized victory in an auto race that October, Henry interested enough new investors to form his second firm, the Henry Ford Company, by year's end.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1901

Creator Notes

Originally photographed by McMichael Studio, Detroit, Michigan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.829

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in
Width: 6.5 in

Inscriptions

Stamped in light blue in corner "A.G. McMICHAEL 212 WOODWARD AVE DETROIT"