Liz Carpenter Visiting Henry Ford Museum, March 1971

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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. Liz Carpenter, a journalist, feminist and political adviser, toured the museum in 1971.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

March 1971

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.2258

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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