Soybean Experimental Laboratory in Greenfield Village, circa 1933
THF728456 / Soybean Experimental Laboratory in Greenfield Village, circa 1933
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford believed that industry and agriculture should complement one another. In the 1930s, he pursued soybeans as a crop that might unite the two. Ford built a soybean laboratory in Greenfield Village. Experiments there led to the use of some soy-based oils and plastics in Ford Motor Company vehicles.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1933
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.7466
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back of image:
Soybean / Chemical Research Laboratory
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Henry Ford believed that industry and agriculture should complement one another. In the 1930s, he pursued soybeans as a crop that might unite the two. Ford built a soybean laboratory in Greenfield Village. Experiments there led to the use of some soy-based oils and plastics in Ford Motor Company vehicles.