Henry Ford II and Benson Ford Cleaning Steam Engine, circa 1926

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Artifact Overview

Edsel Ford, son of automotive industrialist Henry Ford, married Eleanor Lowthian Clay in 1916. The couple had four children together. The two oldest, Henry Ford II (left) and Benson Ford, were photographed about 1926 as they polished and oiled a small steam locomotive.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1926

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1969.P.O.673

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in