Ackley Farmhouse near Ackley Covered Bridge, West Finley, Pennsylvania, 1937
THF235193 / Ackley Farmhouse near Ackley Covered Bridge, West Finley, Pennsylvania, 1937
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Artifact Overview
The Ackley Covered Bridge, built in 1832 on land owned by Joshua Ackley, spanned a branch of Wheeling Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. By the mid 1930s the old wooden bridge had outlived its usefulness. Descendants of the Ackley family purchased the bridge and offered it to Henry Ford for his Greenfield Village. Ford sent his employees to photograph the bridge and other structures nearby.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
November 1937
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.37
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.00 in
Width: 5.00 in
Inscriptions
Ackley Home by bridge
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ArtifactAckley Covered Bridge
In addition to lending some charm, covering a bridge protects its wooden truss work from weather, extending the structure's service life. Joshua Ackley and Daniel Clouse built the Ackley Covered Bridge in 1832, across Wheeling Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. Henry Ford acquired the bridge in 1937, when it was scheduled to be torn down, and moved it to Greenfield Village.