Grave of Champ, a Greenfield Village Dog, April 1977

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Artifact Overview

Dogs have served in many capacities at Greenfield Village over the years. A boxer named Champ lived in the Village Grounds Office during the 1950s and 60s. Champ often joined visitors on tours of the grounds. Champ became a favorite of the Village staff and is remembered as a "very good and faithful pal." He is buried behind Cotswold Cottage.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

April 1977

Subject Date

April 1977

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.77511

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Width: 4 in