Sarah Jordan Boarding House Construction in Greenfield Village, October 13, 1928

THF128668 / Sarah Jordan Boarding House Construction in Greenfield Village, October 13, 1928

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

13 October 1928

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2936

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 10.938 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Boardinghouses Buildings (Structures) Construction workers Open-air museums Reconstruction (Construction) Relocated buildings and structures Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Sarah Jordan Boarding House

Artifact
Sarah Jordan Boarding House
The Menlo Park complex was an all-male environment; the closest workaday involvement of women -- not forgetting that Edison and several of his personnel were married -- was at the Sarah Jordan boardinghouse. Offering room and board for unmarried employees at the complex, it was operated by Sarah Jordan, a distant relative of Edison's. The house also played host to the experimental lighting system installed throughout Menlo Park in December 1879.