Correspondence between Marge Dorgan and the Office of Henry Ford, February 1939
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Artifact Overview
Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in the self-painted silver "T". After driving to Dearborn, Michigan, to wish Henry Ford a happy birthday in 1938, the group kept in touch with the famed automaker.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
12 February 1939-23 February 1939
Subject Date
12 February 1939-23 February 1939
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.285.64
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Typewriting
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 7.25 in
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