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Cary Grant Riding in a Carriage during a Visit to Greenfield Village, August 9, 1955

THF127899 / Cary Grant Riding in a Carriage during a Visit to Greenfield Village, August 9, 1955
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Artifact Overview

Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum over the years. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. Cary Grant, one of Hollywood's dashing leading men, stopped by in 1955.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

09 August 1955

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.2229

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.25 in
Width: 5.25 in

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