Fred Smith, March 1939

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Artifact Overview

Fred Smith became superintendent of the Edison Institute museum -- today's Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation -- about 1934. Despite Smith's title, ultimate authority for the museum's collections and exhibits remained with Henry Ford. Smith took greater control as Ford's health declined in the mid-1940s. Smith retired from the Edison Institute in 1949.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

22 March 1939

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.188.43215

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Fred Smith, March 1939