Charles Roscoe Miles with Henry Ford in Greenfield Village, October 1934

THF121394 / Charles Roscoe Miles with Henry Ford in Greenfield Village, October 1934
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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford admired Lincoln's character and collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Lincoln practiced law in the 1840s. Here, Mr. Ford stands outside the courthouse with Lincoln portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles. Miles was a distant relative of Lincoln's and used his resemblance to the president to support himself during the Great Depression.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

12 October 1934

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.1383

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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

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