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
Collection Title
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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