Four Sisters of George Matthew Adams inside Adams Family Home, October 1940

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Artifact Overview

George Matthew Adams, well-known columnist and founder of an early newspaper syndication service in the early 1900s, was born and raised in a house in Saline, Michigan. Henry Ford admired Adams's writing, and in 1937, he moved Adams's birthplace to Greenfield Village--Ford's historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This photograph shows George's sisters visiting the home after its relocation.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

October 1940

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.796

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.50 in

Four Sisters of George Matthew Adams inside Adams Family Home, October 1940