Edsel Ford and Eleanor Ford with Their Children, circa 1938

Summary

Edsel Ford (1893-1943), son of automotive industrialist Henry Ford, moved with his family into a new Albert Kahn-designed home they named Gaukler Point in Grosse Pointe Shores in 1929. Here he and his wife Eleanor pose with their four children Henry, Benson, Josephine and William at the family estate, about 1938.

Edsel Ford (1893-1943), son of automotive industrialist Henry Ford, moved with his family into a new Albert Kahn-designed home they named Gaukler Point in Grosse Pointe Shores in 1929. Here he and his wife Eleanor pose with their four children Henry, Benson, Josephine and William at the family estate, about 1938.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in

Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

Max Habrecht [written in lower right corner].

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