"Rover" the Dog outside Cotswold Barn in the Snow, Greenfield Village, January 1931
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Henry Ford purchased a black Newfoundland puppy in 1930. The dog, named Rover, would help guard sheep at Greenfield Village's Cotswold Cottage. (Ford envisioned the interpretation of the cottage as the home of an English sheepherder.) The dog became a fixture in the Village. Rover was beloved by many: Gus Munchow--his trainer, Ford, and the schoolchildren of the Edison Institute.
Henry Ford purchased a black Newfoundland puppy in 1930. The dog, named Rover, would help guard sheep at Greenfield Village's Cotswold Cottage. (Ford envisioned the interpretation of the cottage as the home of an English sheepherder.) The dog became a fixture in the Village. Rover was beloved by many: Gus Munchow--his trainer, Ford, and the schoolchildren of the Edison Institute.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
12 January 1931
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Cotswold Cottage (Dearborn, Mich.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.P.188.3600
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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