Portrait of Martha Bench Bryant (Mother of Clara Bryant Ford), circa 1900
THF718109 / Portrait of Martha Bench Bryant (Mother of Clara Bryant Ford), circa 1900
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Artifact Overview
Martha Bench was born on March 16, 1839. She emigrated with her parents from Warwick, England, to the United States as a child. Martha married Michigan farmer Melvin Bryant, and the couple raised ten children. Their oldest daughter Clara, born in 1866, married future automobile magnate Henry Ford in 1888. Martha Bench Bryant passed away on October 13, 1911.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1900
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.1256
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 in
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