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- Ford Family Having a Meal, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Family Having a Meal, circa 1935
- Eleanor Clay Vacationing in Maine with Her Family, circa 1905 - Mount Desert Island, Maine, was the scenic playground for some of America's wealthiest families at the turn of the 20th century. Detroit department store magnate J.L. Hudson took his extended family there, including his niece Eleanor Lowithian Clay, on several summer vacations. Later, Eleanor married Edsel Ford and the couple built a summer home on the island.
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Eleanor Clay Vacationing in Maine with Her Family, circa 1905
Mount Desert Island, Maine, was the scenic playground for some of America's wealthiest families at the turn of the 20th century. Detroit department store magnate J.L. Hudson took his extended family there, including his niece Eleanor Lowithian Clay, on several summer vacations. Later, Eleanor married Edsel Ford and the couple built a summer home on the island.
- Letter from the Office of Edsel Ford to Josephine Clay Kansler, March 3, 1924 - Early 20th-century reformers created the Playground and Recreation Association of America to establish clean, safe, supervised play spaces for children living in crowded cities. Reformers hoped these playgrounds would promote a sense of physical, social, and moral well-being among America's children and youth. Edsel Ford donated to this worthwhile cause throughout the 1920s and 30s.
- March 03, 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from the Office of Edsel Ford to Josephine Clay Kansler, March 3, 1924
Early 20th-century reformers created the Playground and Recreation Association of America to establish clean, safe, supervised play spaces for children living in crowded cities. Reformers hoped these playgrounds would promote a sense of physical, social, and moral well-being among America's children and youth. Edsel Ford donated to this worthwhile cause throughout the 1920s and 30s.
- Eleanor and Edsel Ford with Others, on Movie Studio Back Lot, Hollywood, California, circa 1923 -
- circa 1923
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Eleanor and Edsel Ford with Others, on Movie Studio Back Lot, Hollywood, California, circa 1923