Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives with Model A Engine, October 1927

THF144073 / Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives with Model A Engine, October 1927
01

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford (center) posed at the Rouge plant in October 1927 with Model A engine number one, and with some of his most trusted lieutenants. Charles Sorensen (left) and P.E. Martin (second from right) headed production at the factory. Edsel Ford (second from left), Henry Ford's only child, was president of Ford Motor Company. Gus Degener (right) supervised vehicle assembly and inspection.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

21 October 1927

Subject Date

21 October 1927

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.50045

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: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives with Model A Engine, October 1927