Henry Ford and the 1896 Quadricycle outside 58 Bagley Avenue Workshop in a 1933 Composite Photograph

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford reconstructed the Bagley Avenue Workshop, the shed behind the duplex house at 58 Bagley where he and Clara had lived, in Greenfield Village in 1933. Ford built the 1896 Quadricycle, his first automobile, in the original shed. Photos of the original building and site guided the reconstruction. Bricks from the actual Bagley house reportedly were used in the replica shed.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1933

Subject Date

1896

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.188.8794

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.25 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

On original: Charles B. King
Henry Ford and the 1896 Quadricycle outside 58 Bagley Avenue Workshop in a 1933 Composite Photograph