Edsel Ford's Office, Ford Engineering Laboratory, circa 1924

THF237710 / Edsel Ford's Office, Ford Engineering Laboratory, circa 1924

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Artifact Overview

This photograph shows Edsel Ford's office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory when it was completed in 1924. Edsel Ford became president of Ford Motor Company in 1919, and he remained so until his death in 1943. Though Ford Motor Company's official headquarters stayed at Highland Park, influence shifted to the Dearborn laboratory when senior executives were there.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

circa 1924

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

N.O.1551

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Negatives (Photographs) Photographs Automobile industry executives Interior decoration Offices (Work spaces) Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 Dearborn Engineering Laboratory

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