Henry Ford with Others at the Dedication Ceremony for USS Dearborn, September 1944

THF115138 / Henry Ford with Others at the Dedication Ceremony for USS Dearborn, September 1944

THF115139 / Henry Ford with Others at the Dedication Ceremony for USS Dearborn, September 1944

THF115140 / Henry Ford with Others at the Dedication Ceremony for USS Dearborn, September 1944 / back

Artifact Overview

The USS Dearborn was commissioned in September 1944, a year after its christening. The United States Coast Guard -- whose officers would operate the naval vessel -- presided over the commissioning ceremonies at Ford Field in Dearborn, Michigan. Among other guests attending the ceremonies were Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche (center), Clara and Henry Ford (center right), and actor Victor Mature (right).

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

17 September 1944

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Collection Title

General Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.80494.1

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: 8.125 in
Width: 10.875 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn United States, Michigan, Dearborn, Ford Field Photographic prints Photographs Dedications (Ceremonies) Ships War bonds & funds War work Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Dahlinger, Evangeline Cote, 1893-1979 Mature, Victor, 1913-1999 Waesche, Russell R. (Russell Randolph), 1886-1946 United States. Navy United States. Coast Guard Dearborn (Ship)