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- Light’s Golden Jubilee Honors Thomas Edison and Dedicates a Museum - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in honor of the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison’s invention of the electric light — and as a dedication of the Edison Institute (now The Henry Ford).
- October 09, 2019
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Light’s Golden Jubilee Honors Thomas Edison and Dedicates a Museum
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in honor of the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison’s invention of the electric light — and as a dedication of the Edison Institute (now The Henry Ford).
- Going Hollywood: Movie Fan Magazines - From the very beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars, and so in February 1911, the first movie fan magazine was born. Learn more about the history of these magazines.
- February 27, 2014
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Going Hollywood: Movie Fan Magazines
From the very beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars, and so in February 1911, the first movie fan magazine was born. Learn more about the history of these magazines.
- Morgan Gies: Driver to the Presidents - Learn how we acquired a small but very rich collection of presidential vehicle photographs and ceremonial flags that flew on our presidential vehicles.
- December 11, 2012
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Morgan Gies: Driver to the Presidents
Learn how we acquired a small but very rich collection of presidential vehicle photographs and ceremonial flags that flew on our presidential vehicles.