"Gorilla" on Ackley Covered Bridge during Halloween in Greenfield Village, October 1982

Summary

Visitors have celebrated Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village since 1981. The family-friendly program has evolved over the years, and guests continue to return each October, ready to see hundreds of candle-lit pumpkins or their favorite fairytale or storybook characters. During the program's early years, guests followed a path to trick-or-treating stops and spooky Hallowe'en vignettes. This "gorilla" lurked in the Ackley Covered Bridge.

Visitors have celebrated Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village since 1981. The family-friendly program has evolved over the years, and guests continue to return each October, ready to see hundreds of candle-lit pumpkins or their favorite fairytale or storybook characters. During the program's early years, guests followed a path to trick-or-treating stops and spooky Hallowe'en vignettes. This "gorilla" lurked in the Ackley Covered Bridge.

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

30 October 1982

Subject Date

30 October 1982

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.91943.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

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