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Wedding Portrait of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., June 25, 1921
Frank Moore Studio (Cleveland, Ohio)1921-06-25
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Elizabeth Parke, daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois businessman, and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, met at a dance at Princeton around 1920. Their 1921 wedding was the most lavish Decatur had ever seen. Elizabeth - who would become well-known for a refined sense of fashion - likely made her own wedding dress.
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- Title: Wedding Portrait of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey Firestone, Jr., June 25, 1921
- Creator: Frank Moore Studio (Cleveland, Ohio)
- Date: 1921-06-25
- Location: United States, Ohio, Cleveland, United States, Illinois, Decatur
- Subject Keywords: Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-1990, Firestone, Harvey S., 1898-1973, St. John's Episcopal Church (Decatur, Ill.), Weddings (Ceremonies), Brides, Bridegrooms, Wedding dresses, Photographic prints, Photographs, Group portraits
- Type: Photographs
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Photographic print
- Object ID: 89.492.1697.63
- Image ID: THF119843
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr.
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