Firestone Farm Dedication Ceremony, Greenfield Village, June 29, 1985

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Artifact Overview

In 1983, the Firestone family donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead to Greenfield Village. The farm had been the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford. On June 29, 1985, descendants of Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone along with former U.S. President Gerald Ford helped dedicate the newly installed farm.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

29 June 1985

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1144

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.000 in
Width: 8.125 in

Firestone Farm Dedication Ceremony, Greenfield Village, June 29, 1985