Telegram from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to Edsel Ford regarding Invitation to Light's Golden Jubilee, October 4, 1929
THF294630 / Telegram from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to Edsel Ford regarding Invitation to Light's Golden Jubilee, October 4, 1929
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Artifact Overview
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was at first unable to accept Henry and Edsel Ford's invitation to their Light's Golden Jubilee event, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of the incandescent lamp. Edsel and his wife offered to have Rockefeller stay with them as their guest, if he could rearrange his schedule. Rockefeller could and was delighted to accept their hospitality.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Telegram
Date Made
04 October 1929
Subject Date
21 October 1929
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.52.25
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
"Mr Liebold" written in pencil and underlined.
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