Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra, circa 1925
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Henry Ford needed a band to play at his "old-fashioned" dances, so he put together his "Old Time Orchestra" in 1924. Fiddles and dulcimers had often accompanied the dances of his youth. He tried out different instruments and musicians till he got the sound he wanted. In the early years, the orchestra included a fiddle, dulcimer, cimbalom--and a sousaphone.
Henry Ford needed a band to play at his "old-fashioned" dances, so he put together his "Old Time Orchestra" in 1924. Fiddles and dulcimers had often accompanied the dances of his youth. He tried out different instruments and musicians till he got the sound he wanted. In the early years, the orchestra included a fiddle, dulcimer, cimbalom--and a sousaphone.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1925
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.14102
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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