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- Porter Assisting Clara Ford as She Steps Down from a Train, circa 1940 - Clara and Henry Ford frequently traveled by railroad for business and pleasure. As Henry's fame grew in the 1910s, such journeys became difficult due to pestering reporters and crowding admirers. The Fords took delivery of a private railroad car, <em>Fair Lane</em>, in 1921. They made more than 400 trips with the car before selling it in 1942.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Porter Assisting Clara Ford as She Steps Down from a Train, circa 1940
Clara and Henry Ford frequently traveled by railroad for business and pleasure. As Henry's fame grew in the 1910s, such journeys became difficult due to pestering reporters and crowding admirers. The Fords took delivery of a private railroad car, Fair Lane, in 1921. They made more than 400 trips with the car before selling it in 1942.
- Clara Ford, Henry Ford, and Mary Pickford, circa 1933 - Clara Ford and Henry Ford posed for photographs with Mary Pickford (right) in 1933. Pickford was a pioneer of American motion pictures and one of the most popular actors of the silent film era. She was successful on the business side of movies too, co-founding the United Artists studio in 1919.
- December 17, 1933
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Clara Ford, Henry Ford, and Mary Pickford, circa 1933
Clara Ford and Henry Ford posed for photographs with Mary Pickford (right) in 1933. Pickford was a pioneer of American motion pictures and one of the most popular actors of the silent film era. She was successful on the business side of movies too, co-founding the United Artists studio in 1919.