Aerial View of Henry Ford Museum under Construction, October 1929
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Much of Henry Ford's considerable footprint on Dearborn, Michigan, is visible in this October 1929 aerial photograph. Seen from bottom to top are a Ford flour mill, Ford Motor Company's Engineering Laboratory, the Edison Institute museum (then under construction) and Greenfield Village, and the 360-acre Ford Airport (with "FORD" spelled near a runway). The camera is pointed southeast.
Much of Henry Ford's considerable footprint on Dearborn, Michigan, is visible in this October 1929 aerial photograph. Seen from bottom to top are a Ford flour mill, Ford Motor Company's Engineering Laboratory, the Edison Institute museum (then under construction) and Greenfield Village, and the 360-acre Ford Airport (with "FORD" spelled near a runway). The camera is pointed southeast.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
14 October 1929
Subject Date
14 October 1929
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.P.188.1240
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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