Melvin Parson Ground Driving Horses at William Ford Barn in Greenfield Village
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Artifact Overview
Melvin Parson, Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, tried his hand at line-drive draft horses at Greenfield Village's William Ford Barn, thanks to the William Davidson Foundation's Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, learned about harnessing, hitching, and driving draft horses, an essential ingredient in quintessential organic agriculture.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital photograph
Date Made
03 April 2019
Subject Date
03 April 2019
Creator Notes
Photographed by Jillian Ferraiuolo.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.358.1.9.42
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Technique
Digital photography (Digital camera)
Color
Multicolored
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ArtifactWilliam Ford Barn
William Ford built this barn near present-day Dearborn, Michigan, in 1863 -- the same year his son Henry was born. Ford mainly used it to store grain and hay, though livestock and tools were occasionally housed in the structure. The barn was moved to The Henry Ford in 1934. Today it's used by Greenfield Village's horses.