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Edsel Ford Carrying His Son, Henry Ford II, 1918

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Artifact Overview

Edsel Ford and Eleanor Clay Ford were married on November 1, 1916, and had their first child a year later. Henry Ford II, named for Edsel's father, was born on September 4, 1917. He would grow up to run the family business, serving as president, then chairman and CEO, of Ford Motor Company from 1945 until his retirement in 1979.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1918

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.3188

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 in
Width: 10 in

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