E. G. Kingsford Ford Dealership, Iron Mountain, Michigan, circa 1927
THF117311 / E. G. Kingsford Ford Dealership, Iron Mountain, Michigan, circa 1927
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Artifact Overview
Early automobile bodies were made of wood. Henry Ford wanted to secure a timber supply in the hardwood forests of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He contracted E. G. Kingsford, the authorized Ford dealer in Iron Mountain (and his cousin-in-law), to purchase land for company use. Iron Mountain quickly became the center of Ford's logging and manufacturing operations in northern Michigan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1927
Subject Date
circa 1927
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.270.25
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: 7.5 in
Width: 10.625 in
Inscriptions
On the back of the image is red ink stamp: Quades Picture Shop / 212 E-A Str. / IRON MOUNTAIN, -MICH.
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