Mickey Rooney and Henry Ford at Menlo Park Laboratory, Greenfield Village, 1940
THF98671 / Mickey Rooney and Henry Ford at Menlo Park Laboratory, Greenfield Village, 1940
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Artifact Overview
In February 1940, Mickey Rooney and MGM executives were guests of Henry Ford at the Edison Institute. The group was preparing for the premier of the MGM production Young Tom Edison. Rooney, the film's star, and studio executives would take a train supplied by Henry Ford to Port Huron, Michigan. Port Huron was the boyhood home of Thomas Edison and site of the premier.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 February 1940
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.188.27104.A
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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