George Matthew Adams and his Sister Jessie Visiting the Adams House in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, October 24, 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 and his sister Jessie visiting the home after its relocation.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

24 October 1940

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.799

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: 10.0 in
Width: 8.00 in