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- Death Mask of Nikola Tesla on Pedestal, 1943 - Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is one of the greatest figures in the history of electrical power and telecommunications. His alternating current induction motor and pioneering work with polyphase electricity were fundamental to the development of today's electric power grid systems. This death mask, made of electroplated copper, was created at the request of Hugo Gernsback -- a publisher, writer, and friend of Tesla.
- January 07, 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Death Mask of Nikola Tesla on Pedestal, 1943
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is one of the greatest figures in the history of electrical power and telecommunications. His alternating current induction motor and pioneering work with polyphase electricity were fundamental to the development of today's electric power grid systems. This death mask, made of electroplated copper, was created at the request of Hugo Gernsback -- a publisher, writer, and friend of Tesla.
- Printing Block, Death Mask of Abraham Lincoln, 1865-1940 - Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces the image of the Lincoln death mask.
- 1865-1940
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Printing Block, Death Mask of Abraham Lincoln, 1865-1940
Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces the image of the Lincoln death mask.
- Nikola Tesla Death Mask - Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is one of the greatest figures in the history of electrical power and telecommunications. Take a close look at his death mask, on exhibit in Henry Ford Museum.
- September 14, 2015
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Nikola Tesla Death Mask
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) is one of the greatest figures in the history of electrical power and telecommunications. Take a close look at his death mask, on exhibit in Henry Ford Museum.
- Ford Face Mask, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
- 2020
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Ford Face Mask, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
- On the Set with Tesla: Handling an Inventor - Go behind the scenes to learn how our Special Access team supports production and filming of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation.
- September 24, 2015
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On the Set with Tesla: Handling an Inventor
Go behind the scenes to learn how our Special Access team supports production and filming of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation.
- Gas Mask, circa 1917 -
- circa 1917
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Gas Mask, circa 1917
- Ford Face Mask, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Face Mask, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
- Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln by Clark Mills - Abraham Lincoln allowed two sculptors to make life masks of his face - first in 1860 and then in 1865. These life masks were reproduced and several sculptors used them as the basis for statues. Clark Mills made this cast of Lincoln's face on February 11, 1865, sixty days before the president was assassinated. In 1867, Mills proposed using this life mask for a Lincoln memorial, but it was never made.
- February 11, 1865
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Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln by Clark Mills
Abraham Lincoln allowed two sculptors to make life masks of his face - first in 1860 and then in 1865. These life masks were reproduced and several sculptors used them as the basis for statues. Clark Mills made this cast of Lincoln's face on February 11, 1865, sixty days before the president was assassinated. In 1867, Mills proposed using this life mask for a Lincoln memorial, but it was never made.
- "Nope" Face Mask, 2019-2020 -
- 2019-2020
- Collections - Artifact
"Nope" Face Mask, 2019-2020
- Guy Fawkes Mask, circa 2014 - This stylized mask of Guy Fawkes is associated with the hacktivist group, "Anonymous." Founded on 4chan in 2003, their most famous cyberprotests have targeted large corporations, political figures, and governments, using DDoS attacks, phishing, doxing, document leaks, and website shutdowns. Anonymous adopted the Fawkes mask in 2008 to protect member's identities while exposing controversies within the Church of Scientology.
- circa 2014
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Guy Fawkes Mask, circa 2014
This stylized mask of Guy Fawkes is associated with the hacktivist group, "Anonymous." Founded on 4chan in 2003, their most famous cyberprotests have targeted large corporations, political figures, and governments, using DDoS attacks, phishing, doxing, document leaks, and website shutdowns. Anonymous adopted the Fawkes mask in 2008 to protect member's identities while exposing controversies within the Church of Scientology.