Lord Mountbatten Viewing the Ford Quadricycle in Henry Ford Museum, April 8, 1972
THF115885 / Lord Mountbatten Viewing the Ford Quadricycle in Henry Ford Museum, April 8, 1972
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Artifact Overview
Lord Mountbatten was great-grandson of Queen Victoria, a British World War II hero and viceroy of India in 1947 during that country's partitioning and independence. In April 1972, he toured Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, accompanied by Henry Ford II and Edison Institute's president, Donald Shelley. Here, Lord Mountbatten examines Henry Ford's first motor vehicle -- the Quadricycle.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 April 1972
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.61784.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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