1929 Ford Model A Station Wagon, 1928
THF116745 / 1929 Ford Model A Station Wagon, 1928
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Artifact Overview
In 1925, Edsel and Eleanor Ford built a summer house in Seal Harbor, Maine. Skylands was designed by architect Duncan Candler and landscaped by Jens Jensen, who also planned the grounds at the Fords' Gaukler Pointe estate in Michigan. The family enjoyed their time at Seal Harbor. This 1929 Ford Model A station wagon may have been used at Skylands.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
11 September 1928
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.5911
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in
Inscriptions
On front:
5911-9-11-28
On vehicle:
SKYLANDS | SEAL HARBOR | MAINE
On back:
5911 | 1929 Ford Model A Station Wagon
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