Henry Ford Standing by the Rouge River at Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1916

THF125155 / Henry Ford Standing by the Rouge River at Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1916

THF125156 / Henry Ford Standing by the Rouge River at Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1916 / back

THF125157 / Henry Ford Standing by the Rouge River at Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1916 / detail

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford poses near the hydroelectric dam that powered Fair Lane, his estate along the Rouge River. Ford hired celebrated landscape architect Jens Jensen to camouflage the dam. As this photograph shows, the completed design appeared as natural rapids. Jensen's stepping stone bridge and cascades at Fair Lane are the most extensive of his renowned river-edge rock creations.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

30 May 1916

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.5713

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 in
Width: 10.25 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn United States, Michigan, Rouge River (river) Photographic prints Photographs Rivers Dams Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.)