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- Topps Astronaut Trading Card, "Posing for Photographers," 1963 - President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. Pictorial souvenir cards like this helped generate excitement about the latest achievements in the space program. The U.S. astronauts and their accomplishments dominate the card fronts, while the backs show drawings that blend elements of science fiction and fantasy-requiring 3-D glasses to view.
- 1962
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Topps Astronaut Trading Card, "Posing for Photographers," 1963
President John F. Kennedy's vision to explore the "new frontier" of space ignited the public's imagination. Pictorial souvenir cards like this helped generate excitement about the latest achievements in the space program. The U.S. astronauts and their accomplishments dominate the card fronts, while the backs show drawings that blend elements of science fiction and fantasy-requiring 3-D glasses to view.
- Photographer outside His Tintype Studio, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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Photographer outside His Tintype Studio, circa 1890
- Instant Camera Snapshot of a Woman in a Camera Supply Store, 1954 -
- 1954
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Instant Camera Snapshot of a Woman in a Camera Supply Store, 1954
- Portrait of Artist and Photographer, W. H. Gilhousen, Kahoka, Missouri, circa 1865 -
- circa 1865
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Portrait of Artist and Photographer, W. H. Gilhousen, Kahoka, Missouri, circa 1865
- Boy with a Tricycle, circa 1895 - Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867. Consumers quickly preferred them over earlier cartes-de-visite, which were mounted on smaller cardboard stock. Through the early 1900s, Americans commonly exchanged and collected cabinet photographs of family, friends and celebrities. This example depicts a young boy, who posed with a tricycle in Detroit's McMichael Studio around 1895.
- circa 1895
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Boy with a Tricycle, circa 1895
Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867. Consumers quickly preferred them over earlier cartes-de-visite, which were mounted on smaller cardboard stock. Through the early 1900s, Americans commonly exchanged and collected cabinet photographs of family, friends and celebrities. This example depicts a young boy, who posed with a tricycle in Detroit's McMichael Studio around 1895.
- Photographers in Lovett Hall as Henry Ford Lies in Repose, April 9, 1947 - Henry Ford died on April 7, 1947, at his Fair Lane estate in Dearborn, Michigan. Thousands mourned his death. Ford's body lay in repose in what is now Lovett Hall near Greenfield Village, where many waited in a mile-long line to pay their last respects to the automotive pioneer. The somber occasion was documented by a number of motion picture cameramen.
- April 09, 1947
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Photographers in Lovett Hall as Henry Ford Lies in Repose, April 9, 1947
Henry Ford died on April 7, 1947, at his Fair Lane estate in Dearborn, Michigan. Thousands mourned his death. Ford's body lay in repose in what is now Lovett Hall near Greenfield Village, where many waited in a mile-long line to pay their last respects to the automotive pioneer. The somber occasion was documented by a number of motion picture cameramen.
- Ford Motor Company Photographers with Ford Model T Touring Car outside the Highland Park Plant - Henry Ford was especially interested in documenting his company's activities as an example for others to follow. In the 1920s, the Ford Motor Company's Photographic Department was the world's largest still and motion picture production unit. Company photographers documented various activities from the shop floor to the community. These efforts demonstrated the power of photography in education, documentation, and propaganda.
- March 20, 1916
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Ford Motor Company Photographers with Ford Model T Touring Car outside the Highland Park Plant
Henry Ford was especially interested in documenting his company's activities as an example for others to follow. In the 1920s, the Ford Motor Company's Photographic Department was the world's largest still and motion picture production unit. Company photographers documented various activities from the shop floor to the community. These efforts demonstrated the power of photography in education, documentation, and propaganda.
- Ford Mexico City Plant Photographs -
- April 21, 2015
- Collections - Set
Ford Mexico City Plant Photographs
- Photographer John H. Livesey, Detroit, Michigan, 1896 -
- October 01, 1896
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Photographer John H. Livesey, Detroit, Michigan, 1896
- Henry Ford Driving 1896 Quadricycle in New York City, 1910 - Here, Henry Ford drives his Quadricycle nearly a decade and a half after its 1896 completion. Ford sold the little gasoline carriage that year and put the earnings toward his second car. When the Ford Motor Company became profitable enough, he bought back the Quadricycle. Henry and his first working automobile were reunited in 1904.
- 1910
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Henry Ford Driving 1896 Quadricycle in New York City, 1910
Here, Henry Ford drives his Quadricycle nearly a decade and a half after its 1896 completion. Ford sold the little gasoline carriage that year and put the earnings toward his second car. When the Ford Motor Company became profitable enough, he bought back the Quadricycle. Henry and his first working automobile were reunited in 1904.