Ford 35 Year Banquet, Dearborn Inn, December 19, 1946

THF610093 / Ford 35 Year Banquet, Dearborn Inn, December 19, 1946
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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company honored employees with 35 years of service at a banquet at the Dearborn Inn in December 1946. Seated near the podium were Clara Ford, Henry Ford, Henry Ford II, Anne McDonnell Ford, and Eleanor Clay Ford. The event marked one of the last public appearances by the elder Henry Ford before his death in April 1947.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

19 December 1946

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2020.13.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.25 in (in frame)
Width: 20.25 in (in frame)

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