Henry Ford, circa 1935
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In the mid-1930s, Henry Ford increasingly stepped back from day-to-day business at Ford Motor Company to focus on philanthropy. He devoted more time to projects like Greenfield Village and his Edison Institute museum, and to Berry College in rural Georgia. In 1936, Henry and his son Edsel established the Ford Foundation to distribute charitable funds from the family's considerable fortune.
In the mid-1930s, Henry Ford increasingly stepped back from day-to-day business at Ford Motor Company to focus on philanthropy. He devoted more time to projects like Greenfield Village and his Edison Institute museum, and to Berry College in rural Georgia. In 1936, Henry and his son Edsel established the Ford Foundation to distribute charitable funds from the family's considerable fortune.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1935
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.1213
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Width: 7 in
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