Aerial View of Henry Ford Museum and Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, 1930

THF735769 / Aerial View of Henry Ford Museum and Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, 1930
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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford commissioned Detroit architect Robert O. Derrick to design the museum building for his Edison Institute. The massive structure, with more than nine acres of exhibition space, featured multiple references to colonial architecture along its front facade. The most prominent building was Derrick's detailed replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1930

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

64.167.188.P.3135

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Aerial View of Henry Ford Museum and Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, 1930