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- "Light's Golden Jubilee" Photographer Badge, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. Photographers documented the day's events at Greenfield Village--Ford, however, did not want photographs taken during the evening's banquet.
- October 21, 1929
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"Light's Golden Jubilee" Photographer Badge, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. Photographers documented the day's events at Greenfield Village--Ford, however, did not want photographs taken during the evening's banquet.
- Photographer John H. Livesey, Detroit, Michigan, 1896 -
- October 01, 1896
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Photographer John H. Livesey, Detroit, Michigan, 1896
- Photographer outside His Tintype Studio, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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Photographer outside His Tintype Studio, circa 1890
- Horseman in a Canyon, Wyoming Territory, 1880-1889 - George and Thomas Dalgleish owned a photography studio in the Wyoming Territory in the 1880s. The brothers traveled the territory documenting the region's people, towns and activities. The notation on the back of the photograph refers to this man as "Billy the Kid," a hunter and trapper. A friend of the photographer, he was not the infamous outlaw who died in a shootout in 1881.
- 1880-1889
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Horseman in a Canyon, Wyoming Territory, 1880-1889
George and Thomas Dalgleish owned a photography studio in the Wyoming Territory in the 1880s. The brothers traveled the territory documenting the region's people, towns and activities. The notation on the back of the photograph refers to this man as "Billy the Kid," a hunter and trapper. A friend of the photographer, he was not the infamous outlaw who died in a shootout in 1881.
- House at the Powder River Crossing, Wyoming Territory, 1885 - By the late 1870s, pioneers began settling the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. Ranchers brought in cattle, prospectors traveled safely to Montana mine fields, and towns sprang up along the connecting trails and stage routes. This image shows a log cabin built by one of the settlers at Powder River Crossing.
- 1885
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House at the Powder River Crossing, Wyoming Territory, 1885
By the late 1870s, pioneers began settling the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. Ranchers brought in cattle, prospectors traveled safely to Montana mine fields, and towns sprang up along the connecting trails and stage routes. This image shows a log cabin built by one of the settlers at Powder River Crossing.
- Mule Teams and Wagons on Main Street, Buffalo, Wyoming Territory, 1885 - In the 1880s, towns in the western United States that were isolated from river and rail transportation networks relied on freight haulers to supply needed goods. Drivers navigated heavy, product-laden wagons hitched to teams of mules or oxen over mountain passes and across lonely, open expanses to deliver their cargo. This image show wagons loaded with goods on Main Street in Buffalo, Wyoming.
- 1885
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Mule Teams and Wagons on Main Street, Buffalo, Wyoming Territory, 1885
In the 1880s, towns in the western United States that were isolated from river and rail transportation networks relied on freight haulers to supply needed goods. Drivers navigated heavy, product-laden wagons hitched to teams of mules or oxen over mountain passes and across lonely, open expanses to deliver their cargo. This image show wagons loaded with goods on Main Street in Buffalo, Wyoming.
- Crow People, Wyoming Territory, 1882 - The Apsaalooke (Crow) occupied the game rich lands in the Yellowstone River basin of Wyoming and Montana. By the second half of the 1800s, encroachment by other Native American tribes and the influx of white settlers constricted the size of their traditional hunting grounds. Treaties signed with the U.S. government in 1868 and 1882 ultimately confined the Apsaalooke to a reservation in south central Montana.
- 1882
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Crow People, Wyoming Territory, 1882
The Apsaalooke (Crow) occupied the game rich lands in the Yellowstone River basin of Wyoming and Montana. By the second half of the 1800s, encroachment by other Native American tribes and the influx of white settlers constricted the size of their traditional hunting grounds. Treaties signed with the U.S. government in 1868 and 1882 ultimately confined the Apsaalooke to a reservation in south central Montana.
- Cowboys at the Chuck Wagon, Crazy Woman Creek, Wyoming Territory, 1885 - A chuck wagon served as a mobile kitchen and a social space for hard-working cowboys on the trail or open range. The cook who drove the chuck wagon loaded it with food, utensils, tools and other supplies. At each stop, he unpacked, set up camp, started fires, and prepared food. Hungry cowboys gathered around the chuck wagon and enjoyed a hot meal, friendship and a bit of home.
- 1885
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Cowboys at the Chuck Wagon, Crazy Woman Creek, Wyoming Territory, 1885
A chuck wagon served as a mobile kitchen and a social space for hard-working cowboys on the trail or open range. The cook who drove the chuck wagon loaded it with food, utensils, tools and other supplies. At each stop, he unpacked, set up camp, started fires, and prepared food. Hungry cowboys gathered around the chuck wagon and enjoyed a hot meal, friendship and a bit of home.
- Oxen and Wagons on Main Street, Buffalo, Wyoming Territory, 1885 - In the 1880s, towns in the western United States that were isolated from river and rail transportation networks relied on freight haulers to supply needed goods. Drivers navigated heavy, product-laden wagons hitched to teams of mules or oxen over mountain passes and across lonely, open expanses to deliver their cargo. This image show wagons loaded with goods on Main Street in Buffalo, Wyoming.
- 1885
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Oxen and Wagons on Main Street, Buffalo, Wyoming Territory, 1885
In the 1880s, towns in the western United States that were isolated from river and rail transportation networks relied on freight haulers to supply needed goods. Drivers navigated heavy, product-laden wagons hitched to teams of mules or oxen over mountain passes and across lonely, open expanses to deliver their cargo. This image show wagons loaded with goods on Main Street in Buffalo, Wyoming.
- Photographer Rudy Ruzicska in Greenfield Village, July 2002 - Rudy Ruzicska was a long-time photographer at The Henry Ford. He started his 66-year-long career in 1956 while still in high school, working part-time in maintenance and cleaning. Rudy also pitched in where needed. When a position opened in photography, he took it, documenting many of the institution's events, programs, and collections over his career. Rudy retired in 2022.
- July 11, 2002
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Photographer Rudy Ruzicska in Greenfield Village, July 2002
Rudy Ruzicska was a long-time photographer at The Henry Ford. He started his 66-year-long career in 1956 while still in high school, working part-time in maintenance and cleaning. Rudy also pitched in where needed. When a position opened in photography, he took it, documenting many of the institution's events, programs, and collections over his career. Rudy retired in 2022.