58 Bagley Avenue Shed at Its Original Site, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908
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This shed sat behind a house at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, where Henry and Clara Ford lived for 3-1/2 years. Henry and friends built the Quadricycle, Ford's first automobile, in the shed in 1896. Many years later, Ford had the building reconstructed in Greenfield Village. Photographs of the original building and site helped ensure the replica's accuracy.
This shed sat behind a house at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, where Henry and Clara Ford lived for 3-1/2 years. Henry and friends built the Quadricycle, Ford's first automobile, in the shed in 1896. Many years later, Ford had the building reconstructed in Greenfield Village. Photographs of the original building and site helped ensure the replica's accuracy.
Artifact
Postcard
Subject Date
circa 1908
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.98
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.50 in
Width: 5.50 in
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