Dick Kettlewell, August Degener, and Frederick Strauss, at Ford & Malcomson Company, October 30, 1902

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford signed an agreement with Detroit coal dealer Alexander Malcomson to partner in the Ford & Malcomson Company on August 20, 1902. They intended to manufacture automobiles using Ford's designs and Malcomson's money. Their partnership evolved into Ford Motor Company, formally established on June 16, 1903.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

30 October 1902

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.823.8

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: 10.125 in

Inscriptions

on front: R. Kettlewell A. Degener F. Straus / taken Oct. 30, 1902