Portrait of William Ford, circa 1865
THF96629 / Portrait of William Ford, circa 1865
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Artifact Overview
William Ford was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1826. At age 20, he immigrated to the United States and began operating a farm in Dearborn, Michigan. Around the time this photograph was taken, Ford married Mary Litogot. The couple's first child, Henry, was born in 1863 and went on to found Ford Motor Company.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1865
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by William Marratt of Detroit, circa 1880. This copy is by Ford Motor Company in 1931.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.3783
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: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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Henry Ford began restoration of his Dearborn, Michigan, birthplace in 1919. He repaired or replaced the farm buildings and filled the small, white clapboard house with original or similar furnishings he remembered from his boyhood. He dedicated the restoration to the memory of his beloved mother, Mary Litogot Ford, who died in 1876. In 1944, the house and outbuildings were moved to Greenfield Village.