Excavation Prior to Installation of Historic Engines inside Henry Ford Museum, 1931
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Henry Ford commissioned architect Robert O. Derrick to design the museum building for his Edison Institute. Derrick's plan had to accommodate artifacts of all shapes and sizes, including stationary steam engines set into recesses in the floor like those being worked on here. Construction work on the museum wasn't fully finished until the mid-1930s.
Henry Ford commissioned architect Robert O. Derrick to design the museum building for his Edison Institute. Derrick's plan had to accommodate artifacts of all shapes and sizes, including stationary steam engines set into recesses in the floor like those being worked on here. Construction work on the museum wasn't fully finished until the mid-1930s.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
12 February 1931
Subject Date
12 February 1931
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.7352
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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