Advertising Poster, "Ford Heritage Trails," 1989
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Artifact Overview
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people, who could maintain farms while working at the factory, and produced parts for Ford vehicles. Most of the industries closed soon after World War II. Forty years later, the sites were incorporated into a pair of Ford Heritage Trails.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1989
Subject Date
1989
Creator Notes
Published by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.542.41
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 24 in
Width: 18 in
Inscriptions
Printed on poster:
Ford / Heritage / Trails / General Location Map / Showing Routes / of Mill Sites / Rouge / River / Route / Huron / Raisin / Route /
[inset] The powerhouse (right) of the Henry Ford Estate, / FAIR LANE...Open year round, Hours are available daily from April / through December. / [Below] Take a step back to the days of the total rural community that Henry / Ford worked to preserve in the 20 village industries that he started / between 1919 and 1944. ....Michigan Department of Transportation.
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