Industrial Revolution
Collections - ArticleReflections of The Henry Ford, NEH, and the Industrial Revolution
One of our NEH Summer Scholar history teachers reflects on their experience on our campus.
Collections - VideoInnovation Nation, Season 1
The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, which aired for 10 seasons on CBS, showcased present-day change-makers from all over the world alongside innovators of the past whose stories are told through the archives and experiences at The Henry Ford. In Season 1, Mo Rocca explores topics on Dymaxion House, The Wright Brothers' Cycle Shop, Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park Laboratory, the Rosa Parks Bus, and more!
Collections - VideoInnovation Nation, Season 3
The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, which aired for 10 seasons on CBS, showcased present-day change-makers from all over the world alongside innovators of the past whose stories are told through the archives and experiences at The Henry Ford. In Season 3, Mo Rocca explores topics on Susana Hunter Quilts, Pioneering Female Aviators, Locomotive Parts, and more!
Collections - VideoInnovation Nation, Season 4
The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, which aired for 10 seasons on CBS, showcased present-day change-makers from all over the world alongside innovators of the past whose stories are told through the archives and experiences at The Henry Ford. In Season 4, Mo Rocca explores topics on the Rise of the Diesel-Electric Locomotive, the Evolution of Aviation, Menlo Park, and more!
Collections - VideoInnovation Nation, Season 5
The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, which aired for 10 seasons on CBS, showcased present-day change-makers from all over the world alongside innovators of the past whose stories are told through the archives and experiences at The Henry Ford. In Season 5, Mo Rocca explores topics on From Horses to Cars, Willow Run B-24 Bombers, Inside the Wright Brothers' Childhood Home, and more!
Collections - ArticleJust Added to Our Digital Collections: Fermi 1 Artifacts
Curator of Public Life Donna Braden has used the phrase “bottomless pit of wonderfulness” to describe The Henry Ford’s collections, because they are so vast and so full of significant artifacts.
Collections - ArticleJust Added to Our Digital Collections: Firearms
The Henry Ford holds a collection of firearms ranging across centuries: from a 16th century musket to an early 20th century shotgun.
Collections - ArticleWhat If the World Ran on Steam?
In 1849, George H. Corliss’s new steam engine helped steam power surpass waterpower in American industry.
Collections - ArticleHidden Histories of the Cotton Gin
Who invented the cotton gin? And what were the unexpected consequences of its invention? Find out the answers to these questions that you did not learn in school.