Michigan Driver's License Issued to Helen Gore, 1919

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Artifact Overview

Helen (Gore) Doremus was born in 1898 in Detroit, Michigan, to John and Mary Gore, neighbors of Henry and Clara Ford. Helen became a dedicated educator, teaching in Detroit schools before marrying in 1926. She returned to the education field after her husband passed away in 1935. Doremus began teaching at Henry Ford's Greenfield Village schools in 1943 and retired in 1966.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

July 1982

Subject Date

1919-1926

Creator Notes

Copied by The Henry Ford in 1982 from an earlier photograph.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.D.1199

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7 in
Width: 5 in