Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Oliver Wolcott House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937
THF113295 / Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Oliver Wolcott House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937
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Artifact Overview
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Brochure
Date Made
1937
Subject Date
1937
Creators
Creator Notes
Presented by The Dearborn Inn.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.6.35
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.938 in
Width: 4.063 in
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