Fire Damage, Henry Ford Museum, August 9, 1970
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A fire broke out in the Henry Ford Museum on August 9, 1970. As soon as local firefighters had put out the blaze the museum staff began to assess the damage. Several exhibits and hundreds of artifacts were lost. Clean up started immediately and unaffected areas of the museum reopened two days later. Complete repairs took over a year.
A fire broke out in the Henry Ford Museum on August 9, 1970. As soon as local firefighters had put out the blaze the museum staff began to assess the damage. Several exhibits and hundreds of artifacts were lost. Clean up started immediately and unaffected areas of the museum reopened two days later. Complete repairs took over a year.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
09 August 1970
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.N.B.56147
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Photographic materials
Technique
Photographic processes
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in
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