Benjamin Lovett Teaching Dance Class, Lovett Hall, 1944
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Students attending Henry Ford's Edison Institute Schools received instruction in old-fashioned dancing from Benjamin Lovett. Lovett not only taught them dance steps, but also good manners--the dance classes were exercises in social training as well. This photograph was taken just a few months before Lovett retired--after serving as Henry Ford's dancing master for over two decades.
Students attending Henry Ford's Edison Institute Schools received instruction in old-fashioned dancing from Benjamin Lovett. Lovett not only taught them dance steps, but also good manners--the dance classes were exercises in social training as well. This photograph was taken just a few months before Lovett retired--after serving as Henry Ford's dancing master for over two decades.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
05 April 1944
Subject Date
1944
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.188.P.71996
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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