Students at the Reopening of Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, September 16, 1929
THF97537 / Students at the Reopening of Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, September 16, 1929
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Artifact Overview
Scotch Settlement School was where Henry Ford spent his first two years of schooling from 1871 to 1873. In later life, with only a sixth grade education, Ford became known as an educational pioneer with his early Greenfield Village school system. This picture depicts the new class of 1930 at the start of the school year.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
16 September 1929
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.1090
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 16.25 in (underarms)
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