Roof Trusses in Place during Construction of a Section of Henry Ford Museum, May 15, 1929
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford commissioned architect Robert O. Derrick to design the museum building for his Edison Institute. By late October 1929 the front portion of the building, inspired by Philadelphia's Independence Hall, was sufficiently completed to host the institute's Light's Golden Jubilee dedication banquet. Construction wasn't fully finished until the mid-1930s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
15 May 1929
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.6433
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Backing (Textile material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
on front, lower right corner:
DEARBORN MUSEUM / HENRY FORD AND EDSEL B. FORD / ROBERT O. DERRICK INC., ARCHITECT / ALBERT A. ALBRECHT CO. CONTRACTORS / NO.___ DATE ___
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