Students at the Reopening of Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, September 16, 1929

Summary

Scotch Settlement School was where Henry Ford spent his first two years of schooling from 1871 to 1873. In later life, with only a sixth grade education, Ford became known as an educational pioneer with his early Greenfield Village school system. This picture depicts the new class of 1930 at the start of the school year.

Scotch Settlement School was where Henry Ford spent his first two years of schooling from 1871 to 1873. In later life, with only a sixth grade education, Ford became known as an educational pioneer with his early Greenfield Village school system. This picture depicts the new class of 1930 at the start of the school year.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

16 September 1929

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.1090

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in

Width: 16.25 in  (underarms)

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