Henry Ford Hospital, June 1946
THF117743 / Henry Ford Hospital, June 1946
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Artifact Overview
In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. By Mr. Ford's death in 1947, some 1,600 people were on the hospital's staff and more than $16.5 million had been invested in the facility.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
14 June 1946
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.82962.8
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: 8 in
Width: 10.938 in
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