Graduating Class of the Ford English School, February 1916
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Artifact Overview
Founded in 1914, the Ford English School taught foreign-born Ford Motor Company employees to read, write and speak English. The instructors were foremen, clerks and workmen from the Highland Park plant who volunteered their time to teach their co-workers. The school began with 20 students and one instructor, and it grew to more than 2,200 students and nearly 150 instructors by 1916.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
27 February 1916
Creator Notes
The original photographer is unidentified. This copy print made by Ford Motor Company.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.5615
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: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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