Edsel Ford at the Grand Canyon, 1906

Summary

A 1906 trip took the Ford family, along with Clara Ford's mother, to Southern California where they visited Clara's sister in Altadena. During a stop along the way, a young Edsel got his first view of the Grand Canyon. Edsel visited the canyon at least three more times in his life, returning with family, friends and on his honeymoon.

A 1906 trip took the Ford family, along with Clara Ford's mother, to Southern California where they visited Clara's sister in Altadena. During a stop along the way, a young Edsel got his first view of the Grand Canyon. Edsel visited the canyon at least three more times in his life, returning with family, friends and on his honeymoon.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1906

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.900

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: 5 in

Width: 4.5 in

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