Edsel Ford's Speedboat, "Nine Ninety Nine," February 1924
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Artifact Overview
Edsel Ford named his speedboat Nine Ninety Nine in honor of the "999" race car built by his father in 1902. The younger Ford was known to sometimes commute by boat, down the Detroit River, from his home in Grosse Pointe Shores to Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant near Dearborn.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
01 February 1924
Subject Date
01 February 1924
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.N.2132
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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