Ford Home (Henry Ford's Birthplace) at Its Original Site, Dearborn, Michigan, 1919
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford began restoration of his Dearborn, Michigan, birthplace in 1919. He repaired or replaced the farm buildings and filled the small, white clapboard house with original or similar furnishings he remembered from his boyhood. He dedicated the restoration to the memory of his beloved mother, Mary Litogot Ford, who died in 1876. In 1944, the house and outbuildings were moved to Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1919
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.3144
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.750 in
Width: 9.688 in
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