Helen and Leon Gardner's Daughters, Barbara and Esther, at Their Home on Harding Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 1925

THF700982 / Helen and Leon Gardner's Daughters, Barbara and Esther, at Their Home on Harding Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 1925
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1925

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.30.2.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carla and Robert Jay Tibble.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.5 in
Width: 2.75 in

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