Illustration of Crossing the South Fork of the Platte River, circa 1850
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Artifact Overview
In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Over nearly 100 years, Ford photographers documented company ventures, personal affairs, and daily life around the world. This photograph shows an illustration of an Overland Trail wagon train fording the Platte River.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1850
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1859.50
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: 11 in
Width: 8 in
Inscriptions
Typed on paper on back of image:
PLATTE CROSSING / The Upper California crossing over the South Fork of the Platte. / Between this point and the Lower Crossing to Ash Hollow were / several other fording places-- always difficult because of / quicksand or high water
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