Mellie Dunham and Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan, 1925
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Norway Historical Society
Eight newspaper reporters, four photographers, three motion picture camera men, and Philip Shorey, Maine's Director of Publicity, accompanied the Dunhams on the train to Dearborn.
Mellie played for Ford's Friday night dance on December 11; he and Gram were the hit of the evening.
After World War I, when the cities and industry were expanding, bringing economic and social change, there was an interest in trying to balance change and traditional elements.
The Dunhams were popular everywhere they traveled as they represented the charm and appeal of old values and the rural way of life.
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