Cottage Near Crohane, Ireland, Possibly Home to Henry Ford's Ancestors, circa 1920
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Henry Ford had Irish roots. This stone cottage near Crohane, in southwest Ireland, is thought to have been the home of William and Rebecca Ford, Henry's great-grandparents. When the Great Famine struck Ireland in 1847, Henry's father, William Ford, migrated to the United States and settled near Dearborn, Michigan, where Henry was born in 1863.
Henry Ford had Irish roots. This stone cottage near Crohane, in southwest Ireland, is thought to have been the home of William and Rebecca Ford, Henry's great-grandparents. When the Great Famine struck Ireland in 1847, Henry's father, William Ford, migrated to the United States and settled near Dearborn, Michigan, where Henry was born in 1863.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1927
Subject Date
circa 1920
Creators
Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
The 1920 photographer is unidentified. This print was made from a copy negative dated December 16. 1927.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.50518
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 11 in
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