Businessmen in the Dearborn Inn Coffee Shop, September 1946
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Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity, a first-class hotel hosting pilots and travelers transiting through the Ford Airport. It is noted as one of the first airport hotels. The use of antique reproduction furnishings reflected the Fords' interest in history. In this photograph, guests seated in reproduction early American chairs enjoy the Dearborn Inn's Coffee Shop.
Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity, a first-class hotel hosting pilots and travelers transiting through the Ford Airport. It is noted as one of the first airport hotels. The use of antique reproduction furnishings reflected the Fords' interest in history. In this photograph, guests seated in reproduction early American chairs enjoy the Dearborn Inn's Coffee Shop.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
17 September 1946
Subject Date
17 September 1946
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.67.P.833.83246.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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