Gus Munchow is Presented with a Rare Australian Black Swan Found at Camp Dearborn, December 1963

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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

December 1963

Subject Date

December 1963

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.34670

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in

Gus Munchow is Presented with a Rare Australian Black Swan Found at Camp Dearborn, December 1963