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Henry Ford and Anti-Semitism

In January 1919, Henry Ford began publication of the Dearborn Independent, a small financially troubled community weekly he had purchased the previous year. The idea of acquiring a newspaper first came to Ford during his antiwar crusade, when he became convinced that a hostile press controlled by banks and other powerful financial interests was campaigning against him. The paper would provide Ford a means to express his own views and to counter the attacks that had been launched against him for the five-dollar day, his pacifist activities, and his 1918 run for the U. S. Senate, which he believed his opponent, Senator Truman H. Newberry, had stolen from him.

Carrying the subtitle, The Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, the paper primarily served as a forum for Henry Ford's views. Each issue of the Independent carried "Mr. Ford's Own Page," an editorial expressing his opinions, written by William J. Cameron. Ford hired Edwin G. Pipp from the Detroit News to serve as editor. Agents went door-to-door selling subscriptions, and Ford Motor Company pressured Ford dealers throughout the nation to buy multiple subscriptions and hand out copies to customers.

The Dearborn Independent would, most likely, have remained a sidebar in Ford’s biography were it not for a controversial series that began on May 22, 1920 and lasted for several years. Appearing on the front page every week, "The International Jew: The World's Problem" examined a purported conspiracy launched by Jewish groups to achieve world domination. The basis for the articles was an ancient and notorious forgery, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an anti-Semitic hoax, first published in Russia in 1903.

Ford's attitudes toward Jews (along with support from his staff at the Dearborn Independent) were the major reason for the publication of "The International Jew." His anti-Semitic beliefs formed along several strands from his upbringing, attitudes, and personal beliefs. They were also influenced by then current populist political sensibilities that advocated a distrust of financiers, bankers and institutions of economic power.

A common stereotype at the time led some people to assume that Jews controlled the international banking system; that belief may have fed Ford's anti-Jewish feelings. His pacifism probably formed a second strand: his crusade against World War I convinced him that international Jewish bankers were fomenting the war. Here again, the stereotype noted above may have convinced him that international Jewish bankers supported the war for personal gain. Lastly, Ford's growing cultural conservatism, anti-urbanism, and nostalgia for the rural past formed an important third strand. Ford saw Jews present in everything that he viewed as modern and distasteful — contemporary music, movies, theater, new dress styles, and loosening social mores.

The publication of “The International Jew” caused an uproar. In some quarters, such as anti-immigrant and nativist groups, the series confirmed and validated their own beliefs. Others, appalled by the series, published demands for a retraction, removed the paper from public libraries, and promoted a boycott of Ford automobiles. Some Ford dealers refused to carry the paper. Responding to this pressure, Ford halted publication of the anti-Jewish series in January 1922, only to start it up again less than a year later.

In April 1924, the Independent initiated a new series of attacks on attorney Aaron Sapiro, accusing him of exploiting farmers' cooperatives. When Ford refused to print a retraction, Sapiro sued him for libel. The case finally came to trial in March 1927 and quickly turned into a media circus. Shortly before Ford was scheduled to testify, he ordered the closing of the Dearborn Independent (it closed at the end of 1927) and explored an out-of-court settlement with Sapiro. After negotiations with U.S. Representative Nathan D. Perlman, a vice president of the American Jewish Congress, and Louis Marshall, president of the American Jewish Committee, Ford agreed to release a formal apology, written by Marshall, and to make a cash settlement with Sapiro.

Although this seemingly ended a dark chapter in Henry Ford's life, the episode tarnished his reputation, and it has never been completely forgotten. To this day, white nationalists, racists, and other hate groups continue to cite Henry Ford's antisemitic literature to inform and rationalize their violent behavior and ideals.


Sources:

This essay relies primarily on The People’s Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century, by Steven Watts (New York: 2005).  Additional material and perspectives are drawn from the following books and articles:

Neil Baldwin, Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production of Hate.  New York, 2001.

Norman Cohn, Warrant for Genocide: The Myth of the Jewish World-Conspiracy and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.  New York, 1969.

Albert Lee, Henry Ford and the Jews.  New York, 1980.

David L. Lewis, The Public Image of Henry Ford: An American Folk Hero and His Company.  Detroit, 1976. 

Stefan Link, “Rethinking the Ford-Nazi Connection,” Bulletin of the German Historical Institute, Vol 49, Fall 2011, 135-150. 

Morton Rosenstock, Louis Marshall, Defender of Jewish Rights.  Detroit, 1965.

Unpublished Material

There is a large body of material documenting this subject in the Ford Motor Company records held at the Benson Ford Research Center, The Henry Ford.  Listed below is a sample of what is available:

Bound Proceedings series, Ford Motor Company Legal records collection, Accession 295.

Business and Personal Correspondence series, Henry Ford Office records. 
1920 Folders, Boxes 17 and 30, Accession 284; 1921-1952 Folders (scattered), Accession 285.

William J. Cameron Reminiscences, Oral History subgroup, Archives (Ford Motor Company) records, Box 11, Accession 65.

Clippings and Articles,  Advertising Department records series, Ford Motor Company Sales and Advertising records collection, Box 1, Accession 274.

Dearborn Independent, Aaron Sapiro v. Henry Ford Lawsuit collection, Accession 48. 

Ernest Liebold, Reminiscences, Oral History subgroup, Archives (Ford Motor Company) records, 16 volumes, Accession 65.  See especially volume 6, “A Publication and an Apology.”

Repudiation Letter Written to Sigmund Livingston, January 12, 1942, Henry Ford Office records, Folder 681, Box 2534, Accession 285.

Repudiation Letter and Clippings, Blueprints, Drawings, Newspapers and Printed Material subseries, Frank Campsall records series, Boxes 42 and 43, Accession 292. 

Sapiro vs. Ford, William J. Cameron records subgroup, Ford Motor Company Public Relations records collection, Box 15, Accession 44.

Vertical File (at Benson Ford Research Center): a collection of articles and references to images and other sources—See Ford, Henry-Anti-Semitism, and other topics


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Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Keywords

Newspapers 

Disabled veterans 

Vocational education 

World War, 1914-1918 

Dearborn independent. : (Dearborn, Mich.) 1901-1927 

United States. Veterans Bureau 

Object ID

91.98.909

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Disabled Veteran Carl Bronner Displays Typing Abilities, Dearborn Independent, September 1922

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The Rainbow Bridge in Utah Where Grey Goes to Get Color for His Books, circa 1924
The Rainbow Bridge in Utah Where Grey Goes to Get Color for His Books, circa 1924 (back)

"The Rainbow Bridge in Utah Where Grey Goes to Get Color for His Books," circa 1924

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"The Rainbow Bridge in Utah Where Grey Goes to Get Color for His Books," circa 1924

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Artifact

Photomechanical print

Keywords

United States, Utah, Rainbow Bridge 

United States, Western United States 

Photomechanical prints 

Authors 

Rock formations 

Newspaper publishing 

Grey, Zane, 1872-1939 

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Object ID

91.98.917

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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"The Rainbow Bridge in Utah Where Grey Goes to Get Color for His Books," circa 1924

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On the Trail by the Stone-Walled Canyons, circa 1924
On the Trail by the Stone-Walled Canyons, circa 1924 (back)

"On the Trail by the Stone-Walled Canyons," circa 1924

The Henry Ford   Details

"On the Trail by the Stone-Walled Canyons," circa 1924

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Artifact

Photomechanical print

Keywords

United States, Western United States 

Photomechanical prints 

Authors 

Canyons 

Newspaper publishing 

Grey, Zane, 1872-1939 

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Object ID

91.98.918

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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"On the Trail by the Stone-Walled Canyons," circa 1924

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Traffic Jam on Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1923-1924
Traffic Jam on Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1923-1924
Traffic Jam on Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1923-1924 (page 3)

Traffic Jam on Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1923-1924

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Traffic Jam on Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1923-1924

Summary

Automobiles and open top buses line Fifth Avenue in New York City. This photograph from 1923 or 1924 shows the traffic large American cities faced with the new automobile.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Galloway, Ewing, 1881-1953 

Keywords

United States, New York, New York 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Automobiles 

Buses 

Traffic 

Cities and towns 

Streetscapes 

Cars 

Object ID

91.98.338

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Traffic Jam on Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1923-1924

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Portable Road Impact Testing Machine, Designed by Earl B. Smith, 1921-1922
Portable Road Impact Testing Machine, Designed by Earl B. Smith, 1921-1922 (back)

Portable Road Impact Testing Machine Designed by Earl B. Smith, 1921-1922

The Henry Ford   Details

Portable Road Impact Testing Machine Designed by Earl B. Smith, 1921-1922

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1921-1922

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Keywords

United States, Virginia, Arlington 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Concrete 

Research facilities 

Road construction 

Testing 

Newspapers 

Dearborn independent. : (Dearborn, Mich.) 1901-1927 

Object ID

91.98.496

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Portable Road Impact Testing Machine Designed by Earl B. Smith, 1921-1922

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Cottage for Shell-Shocked Veterans, Dearborn Independent, November 1923
Cottage for Shell-Shocked Veterans, Dearborn Independent, November 1923 (back)

Cottage for "Shell-Shocked" Veterans Being Cared For, Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, November 1923

The Henry Ford   Details

Cottage for "Shell-Shocked" Veterans Being Cared For, Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, November 1923

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1922-1923

Creators

Vinje, A. M. 

Place of Creation

United States, Wisconsin, Madison 

Keywords

United States, Wisconsin, Farwells Point 

Newspapers 

Disabled veterans 

Hospitals 

Veterans 

World War, 1914-1918 

Wisconsin Memorial Hospital 

Object ID

91.98.562

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for November 10, 1923

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Cooking Over a Campfire in the Missouri Ozarks, 1923

Cooking Over a Campfire in the Missouri Ozarks, 1923

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Cooking Over a Campfire in the Missouri Ozarks, 1923

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Artifact

Photographic print

Summary

Affordable cars promised freedom for average Americans. This couple escaped to the Ozarks in their Model T to enjoy the country. The caption of this 1923 photograph commented on the "Thousands of tourists, [who] now motor through these hills."

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Keywords

United States, Missouri 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Campgrounds 

Camping 

Automobiles 

Automobile travel 

Vacations 

Cars 

Object ID

91.98.154

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Cooking Over a Campfire in the Missouri Ozarks, 1923

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Wreck of Monarch, Isle Royale, December 7, 1906

Wreck of Monarch, Isle Royale, December 7, 1906

The Henry Ford   Details

Wreck of Monarch, Isle Royale, December 7, 1906

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Artifact

Postcard

Creators

McEachren, W. T. 

Keywords

United States, Michigan, Isle Royale 

Postcards 

Shipwrecks 

Steamships 

Object ID

91.98.913

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Wreck of Monarch, Isle Royale, December 7, 1906

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Building Used for Veteran Caregivers, November 1923
Building Used for Veteran Caregivers, November 1923 (back)

Building Used for Those Employed to Care for Veterans at Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, November 1923

The Henry Ford   Details

Building Used for Those Employed to Care for Veterans at Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, November 1923

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1922-1923

Creators

Vinje, A. M. 

Place of Creation

United States, Wisconsin, Madison 

Keywords

United States, Wisconsin, Farwells Point 

Newspapers 

Disabled veterans 

Hospitals 

Veterans 

World War, 1914-1918 

Wisconsin Memorial Hospital 

Object ID

91.98.561

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for November 10, 1923

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Chicken Yard Tended by Blind Veterans, Dearborn Indepenedent March 1921
Chicken Yard Tended by Blind Veterans, Dearborn Indepenedent March 1921 (back)

Chicken Yard Tended by Blind Veterans, Dearborn Indepenedent March 1921

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Chicken Yard Tended by Blind Veterans, Dearborn Indepenedent March 1921

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1922-1923

Keywords

United States, Maryland, Baltimore 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Animal husbandry (Activity) 

Blind (People) 

Disabled veterans 

Vocational education 

World War, 1914-1918 

Evergreen-Red Cross Institute for the Blind 

Object ID

91.98.178

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for April 14, 1923

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Concrete Road Sections for Use in Experimental Impact Tests, Arlington, Virginia, 1921-1922
Concrete Road Sections for Use in Experimental Impact Tests, Arlington, Virginia, 1921-1922 (back)

Concrete Road Sections for Use in Experimental Impact Tests, Arlington, Virginia, 1921-1922

The Henry Ford   Details

Concrete Road Sections for Use in Experimental Impact Tests, Arlington, Virginia, 1921-1922

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1921-1922

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Keywords

United States, Virginia, Arlington 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Concrete 

Research facilities 

Road construction 

Testing 

Newspapers 

Dearborn independent. : (Dearborn, Mich.) 1901-1927 

Object ID

91.98.497

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Concrete Road Sections for Use in Experimental Impact Tests, Arlington, Virginia, 1921-1922

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Earl B. Smith, Testing Engineer, United States Bureau of Public Roads, 1921-1922
Earl B. Smith, Testing Engineer, United States Bureau of Public Roads, 1921-1922 (back)

Earl B. Smith, Testing Engineer, United States Bureau of Public Roads, 1921-1922

The Henry Ford   Details

Earl B. Smith, Testing Engineer, United States Bureau of Public Roads, 1921-1922

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1921-1922

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Keywords

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Portraits 

Engineers 

Road construction 

Testing 

Newspapers 

Dearborn independent. : (Dearborn, Mich.) 1901-1927 

Smith, Earl B. 

United States. Bureau of Public Roads 

Object ID

91.98.911

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Earl B. Smith, Testing Engineer, United States Bureau of Public Roads, 1921-1922

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Orchestra of Blind Veterans Playing at Weekly Dance, Dearborn Independent, April 1923
Orchestra of Blind Veterans Playing at Weekly Dance, Dearborn Independent, April 1923 (back)

Orchestra of Blind Veterans Playing at Weekly Dance, Dearborn Independent, April 1923

The Henry Ford   Details

Orchestra of Blind Veterans Playing at Weekly Dance, Dearborn Independent, April 1923

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1922-1923

Keywords

United States, Maryland, Baltimore 

Newspapers 

Disabled veterans 

Musicians 

Vocational education 

World War, 1914-1918 

Evergreen-Red Cross Institute for the Blind 

Object ID

91.98.177

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for April 14, 1923

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Orchestra of Blind Veterans Playing at Weekly Dance, Dearborn Independent, April 1923

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Device for Indicating the Warping of Road Slabs Due to Temperature Changes, 1921-1922
Device for Indicating the Warping of Road Slabs Due to Temperature Changes, 1921-1922 (back)

Device for Indicating the Warping of Road Slabs Due to Temperature Changes, 1921-1922

The Henry Ford   Details

Device for Indicating the Warping of Road Slabs Due to Temperature Changes, 1921-1922

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1921-1922

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Keywords

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Concrete 

Research 

Road construction 

Testing 

Newspapers 

Dearborn independent. : (Dearborn, Mich.) 1901-1927 

Object ID

91.98.910

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Device for Indicating the Warping of Road Slabs Due to Temperature Changes, 1921-1922

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Dearborn Independent April 14, 1923 (page 1)
Dearborn Independent April 14, 1923 (page 2)
Dearborn Independent April 14, 1923 (page 3)
Dearborn Independent April 14, 1923 (page 4)
Dearborn Independent April 14, 1923 (page 5)
Dearborn Independent April 14, 1923 (page 6)
Dearborn Independent April 14, 1923 (page 7)
Dearborn Independent April 14, 1923 (page 8)
Dearborn Independent April 14, 1923 (page 9)
Dearborn Independent April 14, 1923 (page 10)

Dearborn Independent Newspaper for April 14, 1923

The Henry Ford   Details

Dearborn Independent Newspaper for April 14, 1923

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Artifact

Newspaper

Date Made

14 April 1923

Summary

Henry Ford purchased The Dearborn Independent and published it under his name from 1919 to 1927. It served as a forum for Ford's views, free from other media outlets that had attacked his work and values and were outside his control. The Dearborn Independent covered world events, business and economic news, and fiction from noted authors. Sadly, it also served as an outlet for Ford's anti-Semitic sentiments. Between 1920 and 1922, the weekly paper ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Even after this series, many articles contained anti-Jewish language. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, these notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Keywords

United States, Maryland, Baltimore 

Newspapers 

Disabled veterans 

Vocational education 

World War, 1914-1918 

Dearborn independent. : (Dearborn, Mich.) 1901-1927 

Evergreen-Red Cross Institute for the Blind 

Object ID

91.98.908

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Braille Map of the Evergreen School for the Blind, Made by Blind Veteran, April 1923

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Blind Veteran Plucking a Chicken, Dearborn Independent, October 1919

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Orchestra of Blind Veterans Playing at Weekly Dance, Dearborn Independent, April 1923

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Blind Veteran Plucking a Chicken, Dearborn Independent, October 1919
Blind Veteran Plucking a Chicken, Dearborn Independent, October 1919 (back)

Blind Veteran Plucking a Chicken, Dearborn Independent, October 1919

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Blind Veteran Plucking a Chicken, Dearborn Independent, October 1919

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1922-1923

Keywords

United States, Maryland, Baltimore 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Animal husbandry (Activity) 

Blind (People) 

Disabled veterans 

Vocational education 

World War, 1914-1918 

Evergreen-Red Cross Institute for the Blind 

Object ID

91.98.542

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for April 14, 1923

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Blind Veteran Plucking a Chicken, Dearborn Independent, October 1919

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Braille Map of the Evergreen School for the Blind Made by Blind Veteran, April 1923
Braille Map of the Evergreen School for the Blind Made by Blind Veteran, April 1923 (back)

Braille Map of the Evergreen School for the Blind, Made by Blind Veteran, April 1923

The Henry Ford   Details

Braille Map of the Evergreen School for the Blind, Made by Blind Veteran, April 1923

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Maryland, Baltimore 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Blind (People) 

Disabled veterans 

Vocational education 

World War, 1914-1918 

Evergreen-Red Cross Institute for the Blind 

Object ID

91.98.904

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for April 14, 1923

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Map of Farwell's Point Showing Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, 1923
Map of Farwell's Point Showing Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, 1923 (back)

Map of Farwell's Point Showing Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, 1923

The Henry Ford   Details

Map of Farwell's Point Showing Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, 1923

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Wisconsin, Farwells Point 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Disabled veterans 

Hospitals 

Veterans 

World War, 1914-1918 

Wisconsin Memorial Hospital 

Object ID

91.98.905

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for November 10, 1923

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Buildings and Grounds of the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital at Farwell's Point, Wisoncon, 1923
Buildings and Grounds of the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital at Farwell's Point, Wisoncon, 1923 (back)

Buildings and Grounds of the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital at Farwell's Point, Wisoncon, 1923

The Henry Ford   Details

Buildings and Grounds of the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital at Farwell's Point, Wisoncon, 1923

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Artifact

Photographic print

Creators

Vinje, A. M. 

Place of Creation

United States, Wisconsin, Madison 

Keywords

United States, Wisconsin, Farwells Point 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Disabled veterans 

Hospitals 

Veterans 

World War, 1914-1918 

Wisconsin Memorial Hospital 

Object ID

91.98.906

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for November 10, 1923

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Buildings and Grounds of the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital at Farwell's Point, Wisoncon, 1923

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Dearborn Independent November 10, 1923 (page 1)
Dearborn Independent November 10, 1923 (page 2)
Dearborn Independent November 10, 1923 (page 3)
Dearborn Independent November 10, 1923 (page 4)
Dearborn Independent November 10, 1923 (page 5)
Dearborn Independent November 10, 1923 (page 6)
Dearborn Independent November 10, 1923 (page 7)
Dearborn Independent November 10, 1923 (page 8)
Dearborn Independent November 10, 1923 (page 9)
Dearborn Independent November 10, 1923 (page 10)

Dearborn Independent Newspaper for November 10, 1923

The Henry Ford   Details

Dearborn Independent Newspaper for November 10, 1923

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Artifact

Newspaper

Date Made

10 November 1923

Summary

Henry Ford purchased The Dearborn Independent and published it under his name from 1919 to 1927. It served as a forum for Ford's views, free from other media outlets that had attacked his work and values and were outside his control. The Dearborn Independent covered world events, business and economic news, and fiction from noted authors. Sadly, it also served as an outlet for Ford's anti-Semitic sentiments. Between 1920 and 1922, the weekly paper ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Even after this series, many articles contained anti-Jewish language. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, these notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Keywords

United States, Wisconsin, Farwells Point 

Newspapers 

Disabled veterans 

Hospitals 

Veterans 

World War, 1914-1918 

Dearborn independent. : (Dearborn, Mich.) 1901-1927 

Wisconsin Memorial Hospital 

Object ID

91.98.907

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Map of Farwell's Point Showing Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, 1923

Details

Buildings and Grounds of the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital at Farwell's Point, Wisoncon, 1923

Details

Cottage for "Shell-Shocked" Veterans Being Cared For, Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, November 1923

Details

Building Used for Those Employed to Care for Veterans at Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, November 1923

Details

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for November 10, 1923

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Disabled Veteran Carl Bronner Displays Typing Abilities, Dearborn Independent, September 1922
Disabled Veteran Carl Bronner Displays Typing Abilities, Dearborn Independent, September 1922 (back)

Disabled Veteran Carl Bronner Displays Typing Abilities, Dearborn Independent, September 1922

The Henry Ford   Details

Disabled Veteran Carl Bronner Displays Typing Abilities, Dearborn Independent, September 1922

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1921-1922

Creators

Harris and Ewing 

Keywords

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Blind (People) 

Disabled veterans 

Typewriting 

Vocational education 

World War, 1914-1918 

Bronner, Carl 

United States. Veterans Bureau 

Object ID

91.98.48

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for September 9, 1922

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Disabled Veteran Carl Bronner Displays Typing Abilities, Dearborn Independent, September 1922

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Zane Grey on an Escarpment Overlooking the Painted Desert Made Famous by His Fiction, circa 1924
Zane Grey on an Escarpment Overlooking the Painted Desert Made Famous by His Fiction, circa 1924 (back)

"Zane Grey on an Escarpment Overlooking the Painted Desert Made Famous by His Fiction," circa 1924

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"Zane Grey on an Escarpment Overlooking the Painted Desert Made Famous by His Fiction," circa 1924

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Artifact

Photomechanical print

Keywords

United States, Arizona, Painted Desert 

United States, Western United States 

Photomechanical prints 

Authors 

Deserts 

Newspaper publishing 

Grey, Zane, 1872-1939 

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Object ID

91.98.916

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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"Zane Grey on an Escarpment Overlooking the Painted Desert Made Famous by His Fiction," circa 1924

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Harvesting Blue Grass Seed in Lexington, Kentucky for Sale to Golf Courses, 1923-1924

Harvesting Blue Grass Seed in Lexington, Kentucky for Sale to Golf Courses, 1923-1924

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Harvesting Blue Grass Seed in Lexington, Kentucky for Sale to Golf Courses, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Kentucky, Lexington 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agricultural laborers 

Grass seed industry 

Seeds 

Object ID

91.98.343

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Harvesting Blue Grass Seed in Lexington, Kentucky for Sale to Golf Courses, 1923-1924

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Rules Sign Posted at Camping Grounds, 1921-1922

Rules Sign Posted at Camping Grounds, 1921-1922

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Rules Sign Posted at Camping Grounds, 1921-1922

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1921-1922

Summary

Litter, fire, and lack of sanitary facilities became concerns as more campers hit the road in the early 20th century. Many communities established public autocamps with clean water and privies to deal with the problem. This photograph from 1922 shows one attempt to remind users to keep the campgrounds clean.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Aust, Franz A. (F.A.) 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Keywords

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Campgrounds 

Camping 

Object ID

91.98.105

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Rules Sign Posted at Camping Grounds, 1921-1922

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Newly Completed State Flour Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1922
Newly Completed State Flour Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1922 (detail)
Newly Completed State Flour Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1922 (back)

Newly Completed State Flour Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1922

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Newly Completed State Flour Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1922

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1921-1922

Creators

Nadeau & Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis 

Keywords

United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Flour mills 

Industrial buildings 

Flour industry 

Object ID

91.98.655

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Newly Completed State Flour Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1922

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Looking South toward Randolph Street from the Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago, Illinois, 1920-1922
Looking South toward Randolph Street from the Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago, Illinois, 1920-1922 (back)

Looking South toward Randolph Street from the Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago, Illinois, 1920-1922

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Looking South toward Randolph Street from the Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago, Illinois, 1920-1922

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1920-1922

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Keywords

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Streets 

Buildings (Structures) 

Cities and towns 

Automobiles 

Cars 

Object ID

91.98.465

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Looking South toward Randolph Street from the Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago, Illinois, 1920-1922

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University of Michigan Football Player Harry Kipke, 1922-1923
University of Michigan Football Player Harry Kipke, 1922-1923 (back)

University of Michigan Football Player Harry Kipke, 1922-1923

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University of Michigan Football Player Harry Kipke, 1922-1923

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1922-1923

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Keywords

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Football (Sports) 

Football players 

Kicking (Football) 

Universities and colleges 

Kipke, Harry George, 1899-1972 

University of Michigan 

Object ID

91.98.249

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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University of Michigan Football Player Harry Kipke, 1922-1923

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Factory Pollution, circa 1925
Factory Pollution, circa 1925 (back)

Factory Air Pollution, circa 1925

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Factory Air Pollution, circa 1925

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Artifact

Photographic print

Summary

In the 1920s, the source of air pollution was easy to recognize. Smoke pours out of the chimneys at an unspecified factory in this photo.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Keywords

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Factories 

Smokestacks 

Air pollution 

Object ID

91.98.783

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Factory Air Pollution, circa 1925

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Georges de Bothezat in His Helicopter at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1923-1924
Georges de Bothezat in His Helicopter at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1923-1924 (back)

Georges de Bothezat in His Helicopter at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1923-1924

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Georges de Bothezat in His Helicopter at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1923-1924

Summary

The search for a practical helicopter was difficult, particularly because of the challenges in controlling such an aircraft. In 1922 Russian-American inventor Georges de Bothezat, with funding from the U.S. Army, produced a four-rotor craft capable of vertical takeoff but limited in its horizontal motion. Convinced that de Bothezat's design was unworkable, the Army canceled the project in 1924.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Keywords

United States, Ohio, Dayton 

United States, Ohio, McCook Field 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Airfields 

Aviation 

Helicopters 

Inventors 

Aircraft designers 

Bothezat, Georges de, 1882-1940 

Object ID

91.98.589

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Georges de Bothezat in His Helicopter at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1923-1924

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Hemp, Harvested and Stacked, Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

Hemp, Harvested and Stacked, Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Hemp, Harvested and Stacked, Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Kentucky, Lexington 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agriculture 

Hemp (Fiber) 

Hemp industry 

Men 

Workers 

Object ID

91.98.596

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Hemp, Harvested and Stacked, Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Breaking Hemp and Stacking It to Cure in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

Breaking Hemp and Stacking It to Cure in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Breaking Hemp and Stacking It to Cure in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Kentucky, Lexington 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agricultural laborers 

Farms 

Hemp (Fiber) 

Hemp industry 

Men 

Object ID

91.98.344

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Breaking Hemp and Stacking It to Cure in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Sheep Waiting for a Ferry on the Columbia River in Oregon, 1923-1924

Sheep Waiting for a Ferry on the Columbia River in Oregon, 1923-1924

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Sheep Waiting for a Ferry on the Columbia River in Oregon, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Summary

Beginning in 1920, the Henry Ford-owned weekly newspaper The Dearborn Independent ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Though the series ended in 1922, the weekly continued anti-Jewish diatribes in other articles, most notably those attacking Aaron Sapiro, a farm cooperative organizer. This photograph, though it appears harmless, was part of that campaign.

Creators

Gifford, Ralph I., 1894-1947 

Keywords

United States, Columbia River 

United States, Oregon 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Boats 

Ferries 

Men 

Rivers 

Sheep 

Workers 

Object ID

91.98.606

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Sheep Waiting for a Ferry on the Columbia River in Oregon, 1923-1924

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Men Cutting Seed Potatoes for Planting on a Colorado Potato Farm, 1923-1924

Men Cutting Seed Potatoes for Planting on a Colorado Potato Farm, 1923-1924

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Men Cutting Seed Potatoes for Planting on a Colorado Potato Farm, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Colorado 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agricultural machinery 

Agricultural laborers 

Farms 

Men 

Potatoes 

Wagons (Cargo vehicles) 

Object ID

91.98.351

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Men Cutting Seed Potatoes for Planting on a Colorado Potato Farm, 1923-1924

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Irrigating Potato Fields near Hayden, Colorado, 1923-1924

Irrigating Potato Fields near Hayden, Colorado, 1923-1924

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Irrigating Potato Fields near Hayden, Colorado, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Creators

McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957 

Keywords

United States, Colorado, Hayden 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agriculture 

Crops 

Farms 

Fields (Land) 

Potatoes 

Object ID

91.98.602

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Irrigating Potato Fields near Hayden, Colorado, 1923-1924

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Mule Sale at Cheapside Market in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

Cheapside Market in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Cheapside Market in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Kentucky, Lexington 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Cities and towns 

Open air markets 

Squares (Open spaces) 

Cars 

Object ID

91.98.345

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Cheapside Market in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Covered Bridge across a Stream in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

Covered Bridge across a Stream in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Covered Bridge across a Stream in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Summary

Covered bridges were built across the United States throughout the 19th and into the early 20th centuries. Bridges provided important commercial and community connections, but constructing them required careful planning and a substantial investment of time, labor, and materials. Walls and a roof helped preserve these valuable structures by protecting the truss system and keeping structural timbers dry.

Keywords

United States, Kentucky, Lexington 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Covered bridges 

Houses 

Streams 

Object ID

91.98.727

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Covered Bridge across a Stream in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Workers Compressing Hops into Bales, Oregon, 1923-1924

Workers Compressing Hops into Bales, Oregon, 1923-1924

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Workers Compressing Hops into Bales, Oregon, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Oregon 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agriculture 

Baling 

Hops 

Hops industry 

Men 

Workers 

Object ID

91.98.359

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Workers Compressing Hops into Bales, Oregon, 1923-1924

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Workers Putting Hops in an Oregon Drying Kiln, 1923-1924

Workers Putting Hops in a Drying Kiln, Oregon, 1923-1924

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Workers Putting Hops in a Drying Kiln, Oregon, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Oregon 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agriculture 

Hops 

Hops industry 

Kilns 

Men 

Workers 

Object ID

91.98.360

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Workers Putting Hops in a Drying Kiln, Oregon, 1923-1924

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Postcard, Wreck of Steamer "Crescent City," Duluth, Minnesota, 1905
Postcard, Wreck of Steamer "Crescent City," Duluth, Minnesota, 1905

Wreck of Steamer "Crescent City," Duluth, Minnesota, 1905

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Wreck of Steamer "Crescent City," Duluth, Minnesota, 1905

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Artifact

Postcard

Creators

V.O. Hammon Publishing Co. 

Keywords

United States, Minnesota, Duluth 

Postcards 

Shipwrecks 

Steamships 

Object ID

91.98.912

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Wreck of Steamer "Crescent City," Duluth, Minnesota, 1905

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Portrait of Zane Grey, circa 1924
Portrait of Zane Grey, circa 1924 (back)

Portrait of Zane Grey, circa 1924

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Portrait of Zane Grey, circa 1924

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Artifact

Photomechanical print

Keywords

Photomechanical prints 

Authors 

Newspaper publishing 

Grey, Zane, 1872-1939 

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Object ID

91.98.919

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for August 9, 1924
Dearborn Independent Newspaper for August 9, 1924 (page3)

Dearborn Independent Newspaper for August 9, 1924

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for August 9, 1924

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Artifact

Newspaper

Date Made

09 August 1924

Summary

Henry Ford purchased The Dearborn Independent and published it under his name from 1919 to 1927. It served as a forum for Ford's views, free from other media outlets that had attacked his work and values and were outside his control. The Dearborn Independent covered world events, business and economic news, and fiction from noted authors. Sadly, it also served as an outlet for Ford's anti-Semitic sentiments. Between 1920 and 1922, the weekly paper ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Even after this series, many articles contained anti-Jewish language. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, these notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Keywords

United States, Western United States 

Newspapers 

Authors 

Grey, Zane, 1872-1939 

Object ID

91.98.920

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

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Dearborn Independent Newspaper for August 9, 1924

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Child Standing Outside Shotgun Houses in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

Child Standing near "Shotgun" Houses in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Child Standing near "Shotgun" Houses in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Kentucky, Lexington 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

African Americans 

Children 

Flowers 

Neighborhoods 

Shotgun houses 

Object ID

91.98.600

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Child Standing near "Shotgun" Houses in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Street Scene in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

Street Scene in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Street Scene in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Kentucky, Lexington 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

African Americans 

Men 

Houses 

Trees (Woody plants) 

Neighborhoods 

Object ID

91.98.728

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Street Scene in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Barbecue Day in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

Barbecue Day in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Barbecue Day in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Kentucky, Lexington 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

African Americans 

Barbecues (Fireplaces) 

Leisure 

Men 

Outdoor cooking 

Object ID

91.98.348

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Barbecue Day in Lexington, Kentucky, 1923-1924

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Blue Grass Seed in Lexington, Kentucky Bound for Golf Courses Across the United States, 1923-1924

Blue Grass Seed in Lexington, Kentucky, Bound for Golf Courses across the United States, 1923-1924

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Blue Grass Seed in Lexington, Kentucky, Bound for Golf Courses across the United States, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Kentucky, Lexington 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

African Americans 

Agriculture 

Grass seed industry 

Seeds 

Teamsters 

Wagons (Cargo vehicles) 

Object ID

91.98.346

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Blue Grass Seed in Lexington, Kentucky, Bound for Golf Courses across the United States, 1923-1924

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Hop-Pickers in a Field, Oregon, 1923-1924

Hop-Pickers in a Field, Oregon, 1923-1924

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Hop-Pickers in a Field, Oregon, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Oregon 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agricultural laborers 

Children 

Hops 

Hops industry 

Men 

Women 

Workers 

Object ID

91.98.358

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Hop-Pickers in a Field, Oregon, 1923-1924

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Wedding Procession, Peking (Beijing) China, circa 1923
Wedding Procession, Peking (Beijing) China, circa 1923

The Head of the Wedding Procession, Peking (Beijing) China, circa 1923

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The Head of the Wedding Procession, Peking (Beijing) China, circa 1923

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Artifact

Photographic print

Creators

Beasley, Gertrude, 1892-1955 

Keywords

China, Beijing 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Cities and towns 

Streets 

Wedding processions 

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Object ID

91.98.914

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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The Head of the Wedding Procession, Peking (Beijing) China, circa 1923

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Carrying Live Geese to Market, Shanghai, China, circa 1924
Carrying Live Geese to Market, Shanghai, China, circa 1924

Carrying Live Geese to Market, Shanghai, China, circa 1924

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Carrying Live Geese to Market, Shanghai, China, circa 1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

China, Shanghai 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Object ID

91.98.915

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Carrying Live Geese to Market, Shanghai, China, circa 1924

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Wagonloads of Hops in Sacks Being Taken to a Hop-Drying Plant in Oregon, 1923-1924

Wagonloads of Hops in Sacks Being Taken to a Hop-Drying Plant in Oregon, 1923-1924

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Wagonloads of Hops in Sacks Being Taken to a Hop-Drying Plant in Oregon, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Keywords

United States, Oregon 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agriculture 

Hops 

Hops industry 

Men 

Wagons (Cargo vehicles) 

Workers 

Object ID

91.98.361

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Wagonloads of Hops in Sacks Being Taken to a Hop-Drying Plant in Oregon, 1923-1924

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Farm Workers with Mechanical Potato Harvester and Baskets of Potatoes, 1923-1924

Farm Workers with Mechanical Potato Harvester and Baskets of Potatoes, 1923-1924

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Farm Workers with Mechanical Potato Harvester and Baskets of Potatoes, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Summary

Beginning in 1920, the Henry Ford-owned weekly newspaper The Dearborn Independent ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Though the series ended in 1922, the weekly continued anti-Jewish diatribes in other articles, most notably those attacking Aaron Sapiro, a farm cooperative organizer. This photograph of typical farmworkers appears harmless, but typewritten comments on the back expose its true purpose.

Keywords

United States, Colorado 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agriculture 

Crops 

Fields (Land) 

Men 

Potatoes 

Workers 

Object ID

91.98.601

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

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Farm Workers with Mechanical Potato Harvester and Baskets of Potatoes, 1923-1924

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Workers Harvesting Potatoes in Colorado, 1923-1924
Workers Harvesting Potatoes in Colorado, 1923-1924 (back, redacted)

Workers Harvesting Potatoes in Colorado, 1923-1924

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Workers Harvesting Potatoes in Colorado, 1923-1924

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Artifact

Photographic print

Summary

Beginning in 1920, the Henry Ford-owned weekly newspaper The Dearborn Independent ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Though the series ended in 1922, the weekly continued anti-Jewish diatribes in other articles, most notably those attacking Aaron Sapiro, a farm cooperative organizer. This photograph of typical farmworkers appears harmless, but typewritten comments on the back expose its true purpose.

Keywords

United States, Colorado 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agricultural laborers 

Agriculture 

Harvesting 

Harvesting machinery 

Horses 

Men 

Potatoes 

Object ID

91.98.352

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938
Newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938 (page 2)
Newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938 (page 3)
Newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938 (page 4)
Newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938 (page 5)
Newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938 (page 6)
Newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938 (page 7)
Newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938 (page 8)

Newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938

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Newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938

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Artifact

Newspaper

Date Made

1938

Summary

In 1938, the Dearborn Independent published a special section highlighting Ford Motor Company's successes during the Great Depression. The cover image represented a longtime interest of Henry Ford's: the mutual relationship between industry and agriculture. Henry Ford had owned the Dearborn Independent from 1919 to 1927, and he had used it to publish notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Keywords

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Newspapers 

Automobile industry 

Automobile racing 

Soybean products 

Depressions (Economic concept) 

Ford Motor Company 

Ford Village Industries 

Object ID

64.167.972.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Location

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Newspaper, "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938

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Composing Room of Dearborn Publishing Company at the Ford Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1925
Composing Room of Dearborn Publishing Company at the Ford Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1925 (back)

Composing Room of Dearborn Publishing Company at the Ford Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1925

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Composing Room of Dearborn Publishing Company at the Ford Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1925

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Artifact

Photographic print

Summary

Henry Ford purchased The Dearborn Independent and published it under his name from 1919 to 1927. It served as a forum for Ford's views, free from other media outlets that had attacked his work and values and were outside his control. The Dearborn Independent covered world events, business and economic news, and fiction from noted authors. Sadly, it also served as an outlet for Ford's anti-Semitic sentiments. Between 1920 and 1922, the weekly paper ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Even after this series, many articles contained anti-Jewish language. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, these notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Keywords

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Photographs 

Photographic prints 

Offices (Work spaces) 

Publishing industry 

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Dearborn Engineering Laboratory 

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.189.2969

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Location

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Composing Room of Dearborn Publishing Company at the Ford Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1925

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Ford Village Industries Advertisement from DEARBORN INDEPENDENT, 1938

Cover Page of "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938

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Cover Page of "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938

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Artifact

Photographic print

Summary

In 1938, the Dearborn Independent published a special section highlighting Ford Motor Company's successes during the Great Depression. The cover image represented a longtime interest of Henry Ford's: the mutual relationship between industry and agriculture. Henry Ford had owned the Dearborn Independent from 1919 to 1927, and he had used it to publish notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Smith Studio 

Keywords

United States 

Photographic prints 

Photographs 

Agriculture 

Depressions (Economic concept) 

Economic conditions 

Factories 

Farms 

Industries (Organizations) 

Workers 

Ford Motor Company 

Ford Village Industries 

Object ID

P.D.1265

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Location

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Cover Page of "The Dearborn Independent, Ford Confidence Edition, Industrial Section," 1938

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The Dearborn Independent, October 27, 1923 - October 18, 1924
The Dearborn Independent, October 27, 1923 - October 18, 1924 (front cover, July 26, 1926)
The Dearborn Independent, October 27, 1923 - October 18, 1924 (front cover, October 18, 1926)

The Dearborn Independent, Bound Volume of Issues, October 27, 1923-October 18, 1924

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The Dearborn Independent, Bound Volume of Issues, October 27, 1923-October 18, 1924

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Artifact

Newspaper

Date Made

27 October 1923-18 October 1924

Summary

Henry Ford purchased The Dearborn Independent and published it under his name from 1919 to 1927. It served as a forum for Ford's views, free from other media outlets that had attacked his work and values and were outside his control. The Dearborn Independent covered world events, business and economic news, and fiction from noted authors. Sadly, it also served as an outlet for Ford's anti-Semitic sentiments. Between 1920 and 1922, the weekly paper ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Even after this series, many articles contained anti-Jewish language. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, these notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Keywords

Newspapers 

Sapiro, Aaron, 1884-1959 

Object ID

00.1334.45.13

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

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The Dearborn Independent, Bound Volume of Issues, October 27, 1923-October 18, 1924

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Trade Card for the Newspaper "Dearborn Independent," Dearborn Publishing Co., 1926
Trade Card for the Newspaper "Dearborn Independent," Dearborn Publishing Co., 1926 (back)

Trade Card for the Newspaper "Dearborn Independent," Dearborn Publishing Co., 1926

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Trade Card for the Newspaper "Dearborn Independent," Dearborn Publishing Co., 1926

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Artifact

Trade card

Date Made

1926

Summary

Henry Ford purchased The Dearborn Independent and published it under his name from 1919 to 1927. It served as a forum for Ford's views, free from other media outlets that had attacked his work and values and were outside his control. The Dearborn Independent covered world events, business and economic news, and fiction from noted authors. Sadly, it also served as an outlet for Ford's anti-Semitic sentiments. Between 1920 and 1922, the weekly paper ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Even after this series, many articles contained anti-Jewish language. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, these notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Keywords

Trade cards 

Advertising 

Newspapers 

Dearborn independent. : (Dearborn, Mich.) 1901-1927 

Object ID

88.0.312.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

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Trade Card for the Newspaper "Dearborn Independent," Dearborn Publishing Co., 1926

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 3, "Jewish Influences in American Life," 1921 (front cover)
The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 3, "Jewish Influences in American Life," 1921 (title page)
The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 3, "Jewish Influences in American Life," 1921 (table of contents)
The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 3, "Jewish Influences in American Life," 1921 (inside back cover)

The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 3, "Jewish Influences in American Life," 1921

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 3, "Jewish Influences in American Life," 1921

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Artifact

Book

Date Made

November 1921

Summary

Henry Ford published the weekly The Dearborn Independent from 1919 to 1927 as a forum for his views. Between 1920 and 1922, the paper ran a series of front-page articles (penned by its editor, William Cameron) entitled The International Jew that denounced all things Jewish. Many of these articles were later compiled, reprinted, and distributed in a four-volume set. These defamatory articles exposed Ford's deep anti-Semitic sentiments and sadly legitimized these prejudices to hundreds of thousands of readers. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, this episode forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Keywords

Articles 

Books 

Antisemitism 

Judaism 

Object ID

2019.0.3.35

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 3, "Jewish Influences in American Life," 1921

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Rotary Press, Used to Print the Dearborn Independent

Rotary Press, Used to Print the Dearborn Independent

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Rotary Press, Used to Print the Dearborn Independent

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Artifact

Printing press

Date Made

circa 1900

Summary

This printing press was used to print The Dearborn Independent. Henry Ford purchased the weekly newspaper and published it under his name from 1919 to 1927. The Independent served as a forum for Ford's views, free from other media outlets that had attacked his work and values and were outside his control. The Dearborn Independent covered world events, business and economic news, and fiction from noted authors. Sadly, it also served as an outlet for Ford's anti-Semitic sentiments. Between 1920 and 1922, the paper ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Even after this series, many articles contained anti-Jewish language. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, these notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.

Creators

R. Hoe & Company 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York 

Keywords

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Printing presses 

Rotary presses 

Web presses 

Communication 

Magazines (Periodicals) 

Newspapers 

Printing (Process) 

The Youth's Companion combined with American Boy (Magazine) 

Dearborn independent. : (Dearborn, Mich.) 1901-1927 

Sprague Publishing Company 

Object ID

00.611.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 2, "Jewish Activities in the United States," 1921 (front cover)
The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 2, "Jewish Activities in the United States," 1921 (back cover)

The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 2, "Jewish Activities in the United States," 1921

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 2, "Jewish Activities in the United States," 1921

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Artifact

Book

Date Made

April 1921

Summary

Henry Ford published the weekly The Dearborn Independent from 1919 to 1927 as a forum for his views. Between 1920 and 1922, the paper ran a series of front-page articles (penned by its editor, William Cameron) entitled The International Jew that denounced all things Jewish. Many of these articles were later compiled, reprinted, and distributed in a four-volume set. These defamatory articles exposed Ford's deep anti-Semitic sentiments and sadly legitimized these prejudices to hundreds of thousands of readers. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, this episode forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Keywords

Articles 

Books 

Antisemitism 

Judaism 

Object ID

2019.0.3.34

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 2, "Jewish Activities in the United States," 1921

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 1, 1920 (front cover)
The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 1, 1920 (title page)
The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 1, 1920 (table of contents)
The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 1, 1920 (back cover)

The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 1, 1920

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 1, 1920

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Artifact

Book

Date Made

November 20

Summary

Henry Ford published the weekly The Dearborn Independent from 1919 to 1927 as a forum for his views. Between 1920 and 1922, the paper ran a series of front-page articles (penned by its editor, William Cameron) entitled The International Jew that denounced all things Jewish. Many of these articles were later compiled, reprinted, and distributed in a four-volume set. These defamatory articles exposed Ford's deep anti-Semitic sentiments and sadly legitimized these prejudices to hundreds of thousands of readers. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, this episode forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Keywords

Articles 

Books 

Antisemitism 

Judaism 

Object ID

2019.0.3.33

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 1, 1920

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 4, "Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States," 1922 (front cover)
The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 4, "Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States," 1922 (title page)
The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 4, "Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States," 1922 (table of contents)
The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 4, "Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States," 1922 (back cover)

The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 4, "Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States," 1922

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 4, "Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States," 1922

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Artifact

Book

Date Made

May 1922

Summary

Henry Ford published the weekly The Dearborn Independent from 1919 to 1927 as a forum for his views. Between 1920 and 1922, the paper ran a series of front-page articles (penned by its editor, William Cameron) entitled The International Jew that denounced all things Jewish. Many of these articles were later compiled, reprinted, and distributed in a four-volume set. These defamatory articles exposed Ford's deep anti-Semitic sentiments and sadly legitimized these prejudices to hundreds of thousands of readers. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, this episode forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.

Creators

Dearborn Publishing Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Keywords

Articles 

Books 

Antisemitism 

Judaism 

Object ID

2019.0.3.36

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

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The International Jew - The World's Foremost Problem, Volume 4, "Aspects of Jewish Power in the United States," 1922

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