Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Oliver Wolcott House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937

THF113295 / Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Oliver Wolcott House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937
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Artifact Overview

By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Brochure

Date Made

1937

Subject Date

1937

Creator Notes

Presented by The Dearborn Inn.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.6.35

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Orange (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 8.938 in
Width: 4.063 in

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