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- A Spacecraft Made of Wood?: Ford’s Lunar Capsule - Did you know NASA's first attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon, the 1962 Ranger 3, carried a lunar capsule developed by Ford Motor Company's Aeronutronics division?
- March 08, 2022
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A Spacecraft Made of Wood?: Ford’s Lunar Capsule
Did you know NASA's first attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon, the 1962 Ranger 3, carried a lunar capsule developed by Ford Motor Company's Aeronutronics division?
- A Ride on the Magic Skyway at the New York World’s Fair - Take a quick virtual trip back in time to ride the Magic Skyway, an attraction designed by Walt Disney for the Ford Motor Company building at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair.
- November 10, 2022
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A Ride on the Magic Skyway at the New York World’s Fair
Take a quick virtual trip back in time to ride the Magic Skyway, an attraction designed by Walt Disney for the Ford Motor Company building at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair.
- Ford Motor Company Part Drawing Collection, 1903-1957 - By the early 1950s, Ford Motor Company’s engineers had made over one million technical drawings of the parts used to make Ford cars and trucks. Learn more about these drawings and how we digitize them on our blog.
- November 23, 2020
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Ford Motor Company Part Drawing Collection, 1903-1957
By the early 1950s, Ford Motor Company’s engineers had made over one million technical drawings of the parts used to make Ford cars and trucks. Learn more about these drawings and how we digitize them on our blog.
- The Historical Figures of Star Trek - Though Star Trek is set in the future, those crews and characters sometimes ended up crossing paths with historical figures familiar to those of us stuck here in the 21st century.
- June 24, 2019
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The Historical Figures of Star Trek
Though Star Trek is set in the future, those crews and characters sometimes ended up crossing paths with historical figures familiar to those of us stuck here in the 21st century.
- Toys That Fly! - Two members of our staff select some of their favorite toys that fly, including model airplanes, Star Wars spaceships, and even drones.
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- December 19, 2018
- Collections - article
Toys That Fly!
Two members of our staff select some of their favorite toys that fly, including model airplanes, Star Wars spaceships, and even drones.
- Our Collections: More than Meets the Eye - The Henry Ford has a small collection early Transformers toys. Learn more about our project to be able to show these “robots in disguise” online in all of their configurations.
- July 16, 2012
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Our Collections: More than Meets the Eye
The Henry Ford has a small collection early Transformers toys. Learn more about our project to be able to show these “robots in disguise” online in all of their configurations.
- Ford Radio and Fordlandia - Learn the various ways Henry Ford used radio technology in the early years of Ford Motor Company--including as a way to communicate with Fordlandia, Ford's rubber plantation in Brazil.
- September 13, 2017
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Ford Radio and Fordlandia
Learn the various ways Henry Ford used radio technology in the early years of Ford Motor Company--including as a way to communicate with Fordlandia, Ford's rubber plantation in Brazil.
- Illustrating The Henry Ford - When the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) opened to the general public on June 12, 1933, a series of detailed illustrations were used to highlight the many exhibits and attractions.
- December 18, 2025
- Collections - article
Illustrating The Henry Ford
When the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) opened to the general public on June 12, 1933, a series of detailed illustrations were used to highlight the many exhibits and attractions.
- Hail to the Chief: Henry Ford’s Activities with POTUS - Explore some of Henry Ford's interactions with American presidents through photographs from our collections.
- February 17, 2014
- Collections - article
Hail to the Chief: Henry Ford’s Activities with POTUS
Explore some of Henry Ford's interactions with American presidents through photographs from our collections.