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
Creators
Collection Title
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
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