Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, August 1923
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In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. By Mr. Ford's death in 1947, some 1,600 people were on the hospital's staff and more than $16.5 million had been invested in the facility.
In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. By Mr. Ford's death in 1947, some 1,600 people were on the hospital's staff and more than $16.5 million had been invested in the facility.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
01 August 1923
Subject Date
01 August 1923
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.35063
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: 7.75 in
Width: 10.875 in
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