Oil Painting, "Sarah ... at the Age of Four," 1830-1840

The Henry Ford marks its 90th anniversary in 2019. In celebration, The Henry Ford's curators have taken a decade-by-decade look at how our collections have grown -- through significant additions and evolving philosophies. This set looks at some of the objects and archives collected during the 1960s.

Learn all the steps we took in conserving a folk art painting from our collection that dates from the 1830s–1840s--a portrait of “Sarah ... at age 4.”

We're celebrating our 90th birthday by looking, decade by decade, at significant additions to our collection. During the 1960s, we acquired Mustang Serial Number One, the first portable superheterodyne radio receiver, and the Torch Lake steam train.