Dismantling Smiths Creek Depot for Relocation to Greenfield Village, April 1929
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford purchased Smiths Creek Depot from the Grand Trunk Western Railway in 1929. Thomas Edison passed the building often while working as a railroad newsboy. Originally located about nine miles southwest of Port Huron, Michigan, the depot was moved to Ford's Greenfield Village museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
17 April 1929
Subject Date
17 April 1929
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.188.296
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 10.875 in
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