Elizabeth Lucille Ackley Carroll, a Descendant of Joshua Ackley, Builder of Ackley Covered Bridge
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The Ackley Covered Bridge, built in 1832 on land owned by Joshua Ackley, spanned a branch of Wheeling Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. By the mid-1930s the wooden bridge had outlived its usefulness.The granddaughter of Joshua Ackley, then named Elizabeth Evans, purchased the bridge and offered it to Henry Ford for his Greenfield Village.
The Ackley Covered Bridge, built in 1832 on land owned by Joshua Ackley, spanned a branch of Wheeling Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. By the mid-1930s the wooden bridge had outlived its usefulness.The granddaughter of Joshua Ackley, then named Elizabeth Evans, purchased the bridge and offered it to Henry Ford for his Greenfield Village.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 June 1938
Subject Date
1938
Creators
Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department
Creator Notes
Original photographer is unidentified. Copied by Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.23488
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.00 in
Width: 8.00 in
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