Victor Perini Family Before Moving to Brazil from Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1930

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Artifact Overview

In 1928, Henry Ford established Fordlandia in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. After a year of mismanagement by Ford officials, Ford asked a trusted supervisor, Victor Perini, to turn things around. Perini went to the Amazon, but found the heat exhausting. He returned to Michigan with his family in May 1930 -- only a few months after arrival.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

19 February 1930

Subject Date

19 February 1930

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.74.6

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: 2.5 in (entire page: 11")
Width: 2.5 in (entire page: 8.5")

Inscriptions

Typed under image on album page: Victor Perini, Wife and three children / Iron Mountain, Michigan / Married 3 children ages 15, 13 and 6 /.
Victor Perini Family Before Moving to Brazil from Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1930