Edsel Ford with Actors from the "Seth Parker" Radio Show Visiting Greenfield Village, October 22, 1931
THF129166 / Edsel Ford with Actors from the "Seth Parker" Radio Show Visiting Greenfield Village, October 22, 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
22 October 1931
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.4634
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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