1858 Steam Locomotive "Satilla" before Transporting the Presidential Party during Light's Golden Jubilee, August 1929
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Henry Ford and his honored guests, Thomas Edison and President Herbert Hoover, traveled to The Henry Ford's 1929 dedication ceremonies in grand fashion. The 1858 steam locomotive Satilla pulled the party from Detroit to the relocated Smiths Creek Depot -- where a young Edison had been thrown off a train for conducting chemistry experiments -- in Greenfield Village.
Henry Ford and his honored guests, Thomas Edison and President Herbert Hoover, traveled to The Henry Ford's 1929 dedication ceremonies in grand fashion. The 1858 steam locomotive Satilla pulled the party from Detroit to the relocated Smiths Creek Depot -- where a young Edison had been thrown off a train for conducting chemistry experiments -- in Greenfield Village.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
15 August 1929
Subject Date
15 August 1929
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.854
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: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in
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