Handwritten Note from Henry Ford to Six-Year-Old Edsel Ford, 1900
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Henry Ford the businessman and innovator had a softer side as reflected by this note written to his son Edsel in May 1900. Edsel and mother Clara were away on a trip to Louisville, Kentucky, to visit her brother Milton. Notice that Henry printed this letter in capital letters to ensure his six-and-one-half-year-old son could read it easily.
Henry Ford the businessman and innovator had a softer side as reflected by this note written to his son Edsel in May 1900. Edsel and mother Clara were away on a trip to Louisville, Kentucky, to visit her brother Milton. Notice that Henry printed this letter in capital letters to ensure his six-and-one-half-year-old son could read it easily.
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
21 May 1900
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.451
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 8.375 in
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