Eleanor Ford and Henry Ford II Viewing a Model of a Planned Annex to Henry Ford Hospital, February 1950

THF117571 / Eleanor Ford and Henry Ford II Viewing a Model of a Planned Annex to Henry Ford Hospital, February 1950
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Artifact Overview

In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. After his death in 1947, the Ford Foundation continued to support Henry Ford Hospital. In 1950, the foundation contributed $23 million to build a 17-story Diagnostic Clinic adjacent to the original hospital building. The new clinic's facilities included operating rooms, a laboratory, radiology equipment, and a larger library.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1950

Subject Date

23 February 1950

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.4843

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

Eleanor Ford and Henry Ford II Viewing a Model of a Planned Annex to Henry Ford Hospital, February 1950