Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936
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The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
06 November 1936
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Relocated buildings and structures
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.P.O.5949
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 in
Width: 10 in
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