Students in the Dance Room of the Ford Engineering Laboratory, May 1936

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford created a room for dancing at Ford Motor Company's Engineering Lab, where his office and the company's engineering activities were located. These students are learning the traditional American dances of Henry Ford's youth--a part of the curriculum at Ford's Edison Institute schools. Ford's Old Time Orchestra provided the music, while Benjamin Lovett called the dance steps.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

06 May 1936

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.881

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: 8 in
Width: 10.25 in

Students in the Dance Room of the Ford Engineering Laboratory, May 1936