Clara and Henry Ford with School of Home Arts Graduates at Henry Ford Hospital, 1941

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Artifact Overview

In June 1925, Henry Ford Hospital opened a School of Nursing with much support from Clara and Henry Ford, the hospital's leading patrons. The nursing school's first class included 93 young women who took courses in anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and pathology, among other subjects. Clara Ford also established a School of Home Arts at the hospital.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

27 June 1941

Subject Date

27 June 1941

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.188.P.29347

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: 11 in

Clara and Henry Ford with School of Home Arts Graduates at Henry Ford Hospital, 1941