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- Edsel Ford's Speedboat, circa 1925 - Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft, from large pleasure yachts to smaller powerboats. This photograph shows one of Ford's speedboats out of the water and apparently in for maintenance or repairs.
- circa 1925
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Edsel Ford's Speedboat, circa 1925
Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft, from large pleasure yachts to smaller powerboats. This photograph shows one of Ford's speedboats out of the water and apparently in for maintenance or repairs.
- Edsel Ford's Speedboat, circa 1925 - Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft, from large pleasure yachts to smaller powerboats. This photograph shows one of Ford's speedboats out of the water and apparently in for maintenance or repairs.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Speedboat, circa 1925
Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft, from large pleasure yachts to smaller powerboats. This photograph shows one of Ford's speedboats out of the water and apparently in for maintenance or repairs.
- Edsel Ford, circa 1894 - Edsel Bryant Ford, the only child of Henry and Clara Ford, was born November 6, 1893. The boy's middle name honored Clara's parents, Melvin and Martha Bryant. By all accounts, Edsel was a sweet and good-tempered baby, not inclined to make a fuss. That quiet and steady personality would remain with him throughout his life.
- circa 1894
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Edsel Ford, circa 1894
Edsel Bryant Ford, the only child of Henry and Clara Ford, was born November 6, 1893. The boy's middle name honored Clara's parents, Melvin and Martha Bryant. By all accounts, Edsel was a sweet and good-tempered baby, not inclined to make a fuss. That quiet and steady personality would remain with him throughout his life.
- Edsel Ford, circa 1910 - Edsel Ford turned 17 years old in November 1910. Thanks to his parents' prosperity, he was a well-traveled young man by the time he finished high school. The Fords visited attractions like Niagara Falls, Pikes Peak, the Grand Canyon, and California's redwood forests. The family took their first trip to Europe in 1912.
- circa 1910
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Edsel Ford, circa 1910
Edsel Ford turned 17 years old in November 1910. Thanks to his parents' prosperity, he was a well-traveled young man by the time he finished high school. The Fords visited attractions like Niagara Falls, Pikes Peak, the Grand Canyon, and California's redwood forests. The family took their first trip to Europe in 1912.
- Edsel Ford, Fishing, 1915 - Edsel Ford was photographed while fly fishing about 1915. One of his personal highlights that year was the cross-country road trip he took with six of his friends. Ford and his companions trekked 2,400 miles from Detroit to San Francisco, traveling in a Ford Model T, a Cadillac and a Stutz.
- 1915
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Edsel Ford, Fishing, 1915
Edsel Ford was photographed while fly fishing about 1915. One of his personal highlights that year was the cross-country road trip he took with six of his friends. Ford and his companions trekked 2,400 miles from Detroit to San Francisco, traveling in a Ford Model T, a Cadillac and a Stutz.
- Edsel Ford's Ice Racer, 1916 - Edsel Ford designed this unusual vehicle for racing on ice. The front tractor propeller pulled the vehicle forward. The engine, based on a Ford Motor Company unit, was mounted backward with its radiator facing the driver. This allowed for hand-cranking the engine without interference from the propeller. Speeds over 70 miles per hour were reported.
- February 01, 1916
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Edsel Ford's Ice Racer, 1916
Edsel Ford designed this unusual vehicle for racing on ice. The front tractor propeller pulled the vehicle forward. The engine, based on a Ford Motor Company unit, was mounted backward with its radiator facing the driver. This allowed for hand-cranking the engine without interference from the propeller. Speeds over 70 miles per hour were reported.
- Edsel Ford's Speedboat, circa 1925 - Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft, from large pleasure yachts to smaller powerboats. This photograph shows one of Ford's speedboats out of the water and apparently in for maintenance or repairs.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Speedboat, circa 1925
Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft, from large pleasure yachts to smaller powerboats. This photograph shows one of Ford's speedboats out of the water and apparently in for maintenance or repairs.
- Henry Ford Theater (Edsel Ford Workshop) - When Edsel Ford passed away in 1943, Henry and Clara Ford constructed this building to memorialize their son. It was based on a workshop that father and son shared above the garage at the family home in Detroit's Boston-Edison neighborhood, where the Fords lived while Edsel was a teenager. The short posts framing the door are from the original site.
- 1943-1944
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Henry Ford Theater (Edsel Ford Workshop)
When Edsel Ford passed away in 1943, Henry and Clara Ford constructed this building to memorialize their son. It was based on a workshop that father and son shared above the garage at the family home in Detroit's Boston-Edison neighborhood, where the Fords lived while Edsel was a teenager. The short posts framing the door are from the original site.
- Edsel Ford's Yacht "Greyhound," August 1923 - Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft from large pleasure yachts to powerboats. In 1920, Edsel purchased the 58-foot, mahogany-hulled yacht <em>Greyhound</em>. According to a popular boating publication from that time, among the newly acquired pleasure craft's uses was to transport Edsel and his family to and from a new Ford summer retreat in Harbor Beach, Michigan.
- August 20, 1923
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Edsel Ford's Yacht "Greyhound," August 1923
Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft from large pleasure yachts to powerboats. In 1920, Edsel purchased the 58-foot, mahogany-hulled yacht Greyhound. According to a popular boating publication from that time, among the newly acquired pleasure craft's uses was to transport Edsel and his family to and from a new Ford summer retreat in Harbor Beach, Michigan.
- Edsel Ford's Yacht "Greyhound," August 1923 - Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft from large pleasure yachts to powerboats. In 1920, Edsel purchased the 58-foot, mahogany-hulled yacht <em>Greyhound</em>. According to a popular boating publication from that time, among the newly acquired pleasure craft's uses was to transport Edsel and his family to and from a new Ford summer retreat in Harbor Beach, Michigan.
- August 20, 1923
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Edsel Ford's Yacht "Greyhound," August 1923
Edsel Ford enjoyed boating. He owned an impressive collection of watercraft from large pleasure yachts to powerboats. In 1920, Edsel purchased the 58-foot, mahogany-hulled yacht Greyhound. According to a popular boating publication from that time, among the newly acquired pleasure craft's uses was to transport Edsel and his family to and from a new Ford summer retreat in Harbor Beach, Michigan.