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- Drawing, "Aunt Eva at Greenfield" by Edsel Ford, 1898-1903 - Edsel Ford created this drawing when he was a boy. Like many doting parents, Henry and Clara Ford saved their only child's artwork. Clara nurtured Edsel's love of art and Henry encouraged his interest in automobiles. As Edsel grew, his creative and artistic sensibilities matured and he developed a talent for automotive design.
- 1898-1903
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Drawing, "Aunt Eva at Greenfield" by Edsel Ford, 1898-1903
Edsel Ford created this drawing when he was a boy. Like many doting parents, Henry and Clara Ford saved their only child's artwork. Clara nurtured Edsel's love of art and Henry encouraged his interest in automobiles. As Edsel grew, his creative and artistic sensibilities matured and he developed a talent for automotive design.
- Henry Ford on Picnic with Bryant Family Children, circa 1915 -
- circa 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford on Picnic with Bryant Family Children, circa 1915
- Man Seated in a Buggy, circa 1890 - Before automobiles became widely used, horses were the common transportation power source. Pictured here is a man seated in a typical horse-drawn buggy -- a light-weight, small carriage with four wheels pulled by one horse.
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Man Seated in a Buggy, circa 1890
Before automobiles became widely used, horses were the common transportation power source. Pictured here is a man seated in a typical horse-drawn buggy -- a light-weight, small carriage with four wheels pulled by one horse.
- Henry Ford, Clara Ford and Milton Bryant on the Rouge River Dam at Fair Lane Estate, 1915-1920 - Henry and Clara Ford's estate along the Rouge River reflected the couple's dual interest in nature and industry. They hired celebrated landscape architect Jens Jensen to camouflage the hydroelectric dam that powered Fair Lane. His completed design appeared as natural rapids. Jensen's stepping stone bridge and cascades are the most extensive of his renowned river-edge rock creations.
- 1915-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford, Clara Ford and Milton Bryant on the Rouge River Dam at Fair Lane Estate, 1915-1920
Henry and Clara Ford's estate along the Rouge River reflected the couple's dual interest in nature and industry. They hired celebrated landscape architect Jens Jensen to camouflage the hydroelectric dam that powered Fair Lane. His completed design appeared as natural rapids. Jensen's stepping stone bridge and cascades are the most extensive of his renowned river-edge rock creations.