Donald Shelley Presenting a Gift to Yvonne Prieur at Her Retirment Luncheon, August 31, 1970

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Artifact Overview

Yvonne Prieur (1902-2002), a native of Chile, moved with her family to the Philippines in 1929, later surviving the Japanese occupation during World War II -- her husband, however, died tragically in 1945. She moved to Michigan and found work as a seamstress for The Henry Ford beginning in 1949. Yvonne showed off her sewing skills to visitors and coworkers for the next 21 years.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

31 August 1970

Subject Date

31 August 1970

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.56271

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in

Donald Shelley Presenting a Gift to Yvonne Prieur at Her Retirment Luncheon, August 31, 1970