Luncheon Meeting at Eagle Tavern, Greenfield Village, circa 1931

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Artifact Overview

When Henry Ford restored the Clinton Inn in 1929, he installed a modern kitchen and added a large dining room to serve students of the Greenfield Village schools. Here, members of Ford's staff have lunch in the Clinton Inn dining room. Henry Ford relied especially on this group of employees to help oversee the schools and museum and village operations.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1931

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.B.34345

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Dining rooms Relocated buildings and structures Cameron, W. J. (William John), 1878-1955 Campsall, Frank Charles, 1884-1946 Dahlinger, Evangeline Cote, 1893-1979 Dahlinger, Ray, 1885-1969 Forbes, Herb Menge, Conrad Miller, Fred Sipple, M. Smith, Fred, 1906-1982 Sweinhart, James Eagle Tavern Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Dinners and dining Meetings Taverns (Inns)

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