Dick Purtan Speaking at the Sports Car Fashion Show, Henry Ford Museum, February 9, 1970

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Artifact Overview

Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. 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. Radio personality Dick Purtan spoke at Museum's Sports Car Fashion Show in 1970.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

09 February 1970

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.2256

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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