Ford Engineering Laboratory, August 1951, Showing Names Engraved on Facade
THF240762 / Ford Engineering Laboratory, August 1951, Showing Names Engraved on Facade
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Artifact Overview
When Henry Ford built his Dearborn Engineering Laboratory in 1923-1924, he had the names of people whom he considered great innovators engraved into the facade. Some, like Thomas Edison and the Wright brothers, were well known. Others, like naturalist John Burroughs, were Ford's friends. And some, like marine architect Frank Kirby, for whom Ford apprenticed as a teenager, were personal influences.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
13 August 1951
Subject Date
13 August 1951
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.63587.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.75 in
Width: 11 in
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