Phillips Lord ("Seth Parker") and Fellow Actors Visiting Greenfield Village, October 21, 1931

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Artifact Overview

Phillips Lord created the radio personality of Seth Parker in 1929. The fictional Parker and his neighbors, a group of rustic New Englanders from Jonesport, Maine, sang hymns, spirituals and popular folk tunes during the half-hour Sunday night program. Parker's troop also toured the country performing for its growing number of fans. In 1931, they paid a visit to Detroit and Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

21 October 1931

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.4629

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 10.87 in

Phillips Lord ("Seth Parker") and Fellow Actors Visiting Greenfield Village, October 21, 1931