Interior of Bagley Avenue Workshop in Greenfield Village, 1935
THF132890 / Interior of Bagley Avenue Workshop in Greenfield Village, 1935
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford constructed the Bagley Avenue Workshop in Greenfield Village in 1933. It replicated the shed behind the house where he and Clara lived at 58 Bagley in Detroit, and where Henry built his Quadricycle in 1896. The original shed was gone by the 1930s, but bricks from the Bagley Avenue house reportedly were used in the replica.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
25 March 1935
Subject Date
25 March 1935
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.833.67782
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11.25 in
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Henry Ford transformed the storage shed behind his family's rented duplex at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit into a workshop. Here, in 1896, he built his first car -- the "Quadricycle." In 1933, Ford reconstructed the shed in Greenfield Village. The original shed had been torn down, so he reportedly used bricks from a wall of the Bagley Avenue residence instead.
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