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Where was this photo taken?

Here’s a 25 T PU that’s supposed to be from the Henry Ford Museum. The article says it was released in late 24. Looks like there is snow on the ground like the one Smith is asking about. https://www.thehenryford.org/collection ... =gs-630789

Maybe the other photo was in Michigan too?

John,
Another that appears to be the side view of the same truck as link posted and
C cab also seems to be at that same location. Railway behind photo location.

A friend who grew up in Dearborn thinks it's Greenfield village. Another former employee of Ford, can't identify that wall.

Original Smith wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 29, 2025 1:54 pm

A friend who grew up in Dearborn thinks it's Greenfield village. Another former employee of Ford, can't identify that wall.

The Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village was built in 1929, so I'm thinking not. I believe there was an airport on the site before '29.

I noticed the wall too and its a really well built substantial brick wall. But after 100 years the odds of it being still there isn’t much. Looking at the picture of the TT Truck there is some sort of brick masonry built on the right side of it that could be related to Smiths first picture.

A little more of the brick building with a stake-bed
and the pickup in the link John posted, THF. Same
type of curb as the OP photo.
Maybe rear of Highland Park Plant?

Various truck photos appear to have been taken from different angles around the
turnaround of the Ford Motor Company building adjacent to the railroad track and
crossing at about 15100 Woodward Avenue and Bartlett St. Brick wall (probably near
Woodward Avenue and along RR r.o.w.) might have been a casualty of the railroad underpass
construction later on. Green arrow: sidewalk adjacent to turnaround drive similar to OP.

Good tries, but I agree with Steve Jelf. It appears to be a cemetary or maybe a college? If you look closely there appears to be two buildings in the background.

Larry,

This is not the first time you've asked about this photo. Back in 2021(?), I received the following reply from the best Ford historian I know. I stumbled across that email again this morning...


The Eleanor Clay and Edsel Ford Honeymoon house at 2171 Iroquios Street in Indian Village [Detroit]. The Fords owned a double wide, double deep lot, which ran all the way through to the next street – Seminole.

A brick wall ran across the two lots on the Seminole side of the property. I am all but certain that is the wall and line of trees in the photo. BUT after the Ford’s moved, the two back lots on Seminole were sold and homes were built on the property.

Eleanor Clay and Edsel Ford came home in December 1916, after a month long honeymoon, and moved into that home. In 1923 they moved to the former Henry Stephens mansion at 7910 Jefferson (the UAW tore it down around 1962). So, IF I am correct, it is interesting that they company used this site for a publicity photo a year or two after the president of the company had moved.


That's his take on it...

Jerry,

Don or Mike? To me, it's a tie depending on subject matter. Tom is always emailing me cool stuff that Mike digs up. I wish I had the time to deep dive like he does. I really want to see his presentation on the early Ford airplane stuff! That's my current major 'Ford' interest.

Maybe once I'm out of school...

v/r,
jason

Atomic Amish wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 18, 2025 6:21 pm

Jerry,

Don or Mike? To me, it's a tie depending on subject matter. Tom is always emailing me cool stuff that Mike digs up. I wish I had the time to deep dive like he does. I really want to see his presentation on the early Ford airplane stuff! That's my current major 'Ford' interest.

Maybe once I'm out of school...

v/r,
jason

Jason,

Ha! It's Mike

Ask him sometime what Henry Ford's shoe size was, he knows it.

LOL I'll have to remember to do that.