Benson Ford at Smiths Creek Depot Before Its Relocation to Greenfield Village, April 1929

THF245292 / Benson Ford at Smiths Creek Depot Before Its Relocation to Greenfield Village, April 1929

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford purchased the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot in 1929. Thomas Edison passed by it regularly while working as a railroad newsboy. Ford's grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford, posed for photos at the depot before it was moved to Greenfield Village. Henry Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

05 April 1929

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1983

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: 8.125 in
Width: 10.000 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Smiths Creek Photographic prints Photographs Boys Railroad stations Original sites Ford, Benson, 1919-1978 Smiths Creek Depot

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