Aerial View of Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1952
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After Henry Ford's death in 1947, Clara Ford continued to live at the couple's Fair Lane estate in Dearborn, Michigan, until her own passing in 1950. Ford Motor Company acquired Fair Lane in 1951 and housed its archives in the mansion. The company gifted Fair Lane and 210 acres of surrounding land to the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1956.
After Henry Ford's death in 1947, Clara Ford continued to live at the couple's Fair Lane estate in Dearborn, Michigan, until her own passing in 1950. Ford Motor Company acquired Fair Lane in 1951 and housed its archives in the mansion. The company gifted Fair Lane and 210 acres of surrounding land to the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1956.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
13 June 1952
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.99210.5
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: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
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