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- Flag in Greenfield Village Lowered to Half-Staff after Henry Ford's Death, April 1947 - Henry Ford passed away at age 83 on April 7, 1947. This photo shows a student at the Edison Institute School lowering the flag in Ford's memory at Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village. When Ford's body lay in repose at nearby Lovett Hall, people waited in a mile-long line to pay their respects to the automotive pioneer.
- April 01, 1947
- Collections - Artifact
Flag in Greenfield Village Lowered to Half-Staff after Henry Ford's Death, April 1947
Henry Ford passed away at age 83 on April 7, 1947. This photo shows a student at the Edison Institute School lowering the flag in Ford's memory at Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village. When Ford's body lay in repose at nearby Lovett Hall, people waited in a mile-long line to pay their respects to the automotive pioneer.