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
Collection Title
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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