The Most Popular Digital Collections Artifacts of 2019

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Artifacts in our Digital Collections were viewed more than 800,000 times during 2019, and the 50 artifacts that were viewed the most often during the year are listed below. Internet searchers intrigued by a Netflix movie, The Highwaymen, caused Clyde Barrow's letter to Henry Ford to become our top-viewed artifact of the year, while a box office release, Ford v Ferrari, catapulted a number of new items into the list, along with many old favorites.

Letter from Clyde Barrow to Henry Ford Praising the Ford V-8 Car, 1934 - 4

1896 Ford Quadricycle Runabout, First Car Built by Henry Ford - 17

Button, "You Are the Spark That Started Our Freedom Movement. Thank You Sister Rosa Parks," circa 1988 - 2

Carroll Shelby at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Race, June 1966 - 1

Allegheny Steam Locomotive, 1941 - 6

Melting Pot Ceremony at Ford English School, July 4, 1917 - 6

1901 Ford "Sweepstakes" Race Car - 12

1967 Ford Mark IV Race Car - 5

Rosa Parks Bus - 7

1987 Ford Thunderbird Stock Car, Raced by Bill Elliott - 13

Rocking Chair Used by Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater the Night of His Assassination, April 14, 1865 - 6

Slate Pencils, circa 1875 - 2

1902 Ford "999" Race Car, Built by Henry Ford - 11

Cotswold Cottage - 4

Brick from Indianapolis Motor Speedway - 2

Amana Radarange Microwave Oven, 1975 - 1

1972 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Used by Ronald Reagan - 5

Wright Brothers Home and Cycle Shop, Greenfield Village, 1971 - 3

1903 Ford Model A Runabout - 10

Martha-Mary Chapel - 3

1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine Used by John F. Kennedy - 11

Ken Miles at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Race, June 1966 - 1

Newspaper Article, "Henry Ford Gives $10,000,000 in 1914 Profits to His Employes" - 2

Henry Ford's "Kitchen Sink" Engine, 1893 - 5

Card Signed by Henry Ford II, "You Better Win," 24 Heures du Mans, June 18-19, 1966 - 1

Anti-immigrant Ku Klux Klan Creed, circa 1922 - 1

Go-Kart, circa 1964

1906 Ford Model N Runabout - 8

1965 Ford Mustang Convertible, Serial Number One - 10

Sharp QT 50 Portable Radio Cassette Player, 1986 - 2

1919 Ford Model T Sedan - 6

Herschell-Spillman Carousel - 5

"The Amazing Spider-Man" Comic Book for March 2009

Firestone Farmhouse - 3

Lincoln Motor Company Advertisement Showing Greyhound Hood Ornament, circa 1930 - 1

1909 Ford Model T Touring Car - 9

1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Convertible - 6

Guide Map and Brochure, "Welcome to Greenfield Village," circa 1968 - 2

Ford Nucleon Scale Model, 1958 - 2

Henry and Clara Ford in 1896 with Quadricycle, by Norman Rockwell, 1951-1952 - 3

Letter to Henry Ford from the Wife of an Assembly Line Worker, 1914 - 9

1906 Locomobile "Old 16" Race Car - 8

Crowd of Applicants outside Highland Park Plant after Five Dollar Day Announcement, January 1914 - 12

Bruce McLaren, Henry Ford II and Chris Amon at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Race, June 1966 - 1

Ford Home - 4

1962 Mustang I Roadster - 6

Ford Home (Henry Ford's Birthplace) at Its Original Location, Dearborn, Michigan, 1923-1926 - 3

Test Tube, "Edison's Last Breath," 1931 - 3

1914 Detroit Electric Model 47 Brougham, Personal Car of Clara Ford - 5

1973 FMC 2900R Motorhome, Used by Charles Kuralt for CBS "On The Road" Television Show - 4

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