Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, circa 1945

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Artifact Overview

Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Subject Date

circa 1945

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.174.60

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
illustration board

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.25 in
Width: 11.5 in

Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, circa 1945