Henry Ford and Donald Addy Break Ground for Veterans Hospital, Allen Park, Michigan, July 27, 1937

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Artifact Overview

Clara and Henry Ford donated land in Allen Park, Michigan, for a veterans hospital. Ground was broken in 1937, and the facility opened two years later. Expanded multiple times after World War II, the hospital ultimately was replaced by an all-new facility in nearby Detroit in 1996. The original Allen Park VA Medical Center buildings were demolished starting in 2002.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

27 July 1937

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.71745

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: 11 in