Anne Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Firestone, and Harvey Firestone, Jr. Dining at the Vienna Opera House, October 14, 1955
THF288151 / Anne Firestone, Elizabeth Parke Firestone, and Harvey Firestone, Jr. Dining at the Vienna Opera House, October 14, 1955
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Subject Date
14 October 1955
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.492.1697.463
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photomechanical processes
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 6 in
Inscriptions
printed below image on front:
FIRESTONE FAMILY in Vienna for festivities included Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S. Firestone Jr. and their daughter Anne (left), here having their after-the-opera supper served to their box while watching dancers at the Musik vereinshalle.
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