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.358.1.9.44

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Digital photography (Digital camera)

Color

Multicolored