J.R. Jones General Store in Greenfield Village, September 2007
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This store, originally located in Waterford, Michigan, was the first building Henry Ford brought to Greenfield Village. From 1882 to 1888, storekeeper J.R. Jones sold products like coffee, sugar, fabric, and shoes here. This image, showing the left side of the store from the rear, reveals a range of store stock--from agricultural supplies to household equipment to groceries.
This store, originally located in Waterford, Michigan, was the first building Henry Ford brought to Greenfield Village. From 1882 to 1888, storekeeper J.R. Jones sold products like coffee, sugar, fabric, and shoes here. This image, showing the left side of the store from the rear, reveals a range of store stock--from agricultural supplies to household equipment to groceries.
Artifact
Digital image
Subject Date
September 2007
Keywords
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2008.171.813
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
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