Phillips Lord ("Seth Parker") and Fellow Actors Visiting Greenfield Village, October 21, 1931
THF129154 / Phillips Lord ("Seth Parker") and Fellow Actors Visiting Greenfield Village, October 21, 1931 / detail
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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
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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
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