William Clay Ford (at left) with Harley Copp and John Reinhart, and Continental Mark II Model, February, 1953
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William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. In 1952, William headed a group that designed an elegant new edition of the classic Lincoln Continental that had been developed under his father Edsel's direction. Here, William (left) is one of three onlookers viewing a model of the proposed automobile.
William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. In 1952, William headed a group that designed an elegant new edition of the classic Lincoln Continental that had been developed under his father Edsel's direction. Here, William (left) is one of three onlookers viewing a model of the proposed automobile.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
February 1953
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.101365.18
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: 4 in
Width: 5 in
Inscriptions
Black stamp on back reads, "RESTRICTED-DO NOT RELEASE"
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