Edsel Ford as a Child, Fishing, Lake Orion, Michigan, 1899

Summary

Edsel Ford was photographed while fishing at Michigan's Lake Orion, about 40 miles north of Detroit, in September 1899. That same year his father, Henry Ford, formed his first car-making enterprise, Detroit Automobile Company, though the company quickly failed. Young Edsel turned six years old that November.

Edsel Ford was photographed while fishing at Michigan's Lake Orion, about 40 miles north of Detroit, in September 1899. That same year his father, Henry Ford, formed his first car-making enterprise, Detroit Automobile Company, though the company quickly failed. Young Edsel turned six years old that November.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

September 1899

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.833

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: 10.25 in

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