Gus Munchow's 25th Anniversary Party at Eagle Tavern, Greenfield Village, June 9, 1955

Artifact Overview

Gustav Munchow became the gardener at Henry and Clara Ford's Fair Lane estate in Dearborn, Michigan, around 1930, after emigrating from Germany. Soon after, Henry asked him to landscape the gardens of the Cotswold Cottage, an English cottage Ford had recently moved to Greenfield Village. Munchow's work impressed the Fords. Munchow later led the grounds and maintenance departments for the Museum and Greenfield Village.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

09 June 1955

Subject Date

09 June 1955

Creators

Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.9906

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Negatives (Photographs) Photographs Anniversaries Museum employees Open-air museums Parties (Events) Taverns (Inns) Munchow, Gustav (Gus) Clinton Inn (Dearborn, Mich.) Eagle Tavern Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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Eagle Tavern
This stagecoach tavern was built in 1831 in Clinton, Michigan, 50 miles west of Detroit. Taverns dotted the American countryside during the first half of the 1800s, a period of massive migration, new settlement, and rapid change in a young America. From 1849-1854, farmer Calvin Wood operated this tavern, offering food, drink, and accommodations to travelers who passed through his village.