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About Image Source and The Henry Ford Photograph Collections
What is Image Source?
Image Source is a searchable database containing only a small fraction of The Henry Ford’s historic photograph holdings. To launch this new service, we have selected images illustrating the impact of the automobile and industrial manufacturing and design in America. We are emphasizing the lives and inventions of significant Americans including Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. You can search for images for personal use, publication, advertising, exhibit or other purposes. You may then pay for and receive downloaded image files and reproduction rights from this online resource.
How can I find out more about The Henry Ford Collections?
The Henry Ford photograph collections contain more than a million images ranging from early forms such as daguerreotypes, tintypes and cartes de visite to panoramas, modern snapshots and digital photography. Major holdings include photographs from Ford Motor Company (1903-1955), Detroit Publishing Company (1880-1920) and the Mack Truck Company (1905-1947). The collections also emphasize images relating to Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers, and other significant Americans such as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver and William Holmes McGuffey. The Image Source database contains only a small fraction of these holdings, and new images are added regularly.
What if I don’t find the image I’m looking for in Image Source?
Additional images from our photographic collections can be found in our Web Exhibits, Pic of the Month and other parts of the website.
You may also visit our Public Reading Room to browse image collections. Unable to visit? We offer remote reference services by e-mail, fax, or regular mail. Learn more about these services here.
What if I found an image in another part of The Henry Ford website or in a publication?
Please use the Photograph Order Form and Use Agreement. If an ID # is not cited, please indicate where you found it. PLEASE BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE.
The form can be submitted by fax to (313) 982-6244, or by mail to:
Benson Ford Research Center
The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd.
Dearborn, MI 48124-5029
USA
About Ordering Images
Is there someone I can contact if I have problems?
You can use our Email Request Form, fax your request to (313) 982-6244, or send a letter to:
Benson Ford Research Center
The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd
Dearborn, MI 48124-5029
USA
We will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible. Please allow at least two weeks for a response.
About Use and Permissions
What is a Use Agreement?
Images from our collections are supplied for use in specific projects only. After you checkout, you will receive a Photograph Order Form and Use Agreement through your e-mail, which identifies the images and the project in which they may be used.
What if my company has its own permission forms?
The Photograph Order Form and Use Agreement is the only agreement we will sign to authorize use of images from our collections. The form is designed to include the permissions necessary to move forward with most projects.
I already have the image but not a use agreement. How do I get a use agreement without purchasing the item again?
Please use the Photograph Order Form and Use Agreement.
The form can be submitted by fax to (313) 982-6244, or by mail to:
Benson Ford Research Center
The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd.
Dearborn, MI 48124-5029
USA
About the Delivery of Images
How will the images be delivered?
After checkout, you will be given unique links for each image purchased. Click the link once, and your computer will prompt you to download and save the image.
How long do I have to download the images I have purchased?
After checkout, you will have thirty (30) days to download the images you purchased.
How many times can I download an image?
You can download each image you have purchased three (3) times.
What if I need an invoice to submit to my institution for payment?
Please contact us at imagesource@thehenryford.org.
What size/resolution will the image be?
“Low Res” images are 100 dpi, with an output size of about 500 x 700 pixels.
“High Res” images are 600 dpi, with an output size of at least 3000 x 4200 pixels.
What if I need a different size or resolution?
If you need a larger file, please use the Photograph Order Form and Use Agreement.
The form can be submitted by fax to (313) 982-6244, or by mail to:
Benson Ford Research Center
The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd.
Dearborn, MI 48124-5029
USA
Will the downloaded images have “The Henry Ford” watermark on them?
No.
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