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- Cornerstone of Edison Institute Signed by Thomas A. Edison -
- January 20, 1937
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Cornerstone of Edison Institute Signed by Thomas A. Edison
- Edison Institute Board of Trustees, 1967 -
- May 04, 1967
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Edison Institute Board of Trustees, 1967
- Cornerstone of Edison Institute Signed by Thomas A. Edison - Henry Ford encouraged and appreciated the work of artist and illustrator Irving Bacon. In 1915, Bacon joined the Photographic Department of Ford Motor Company after he returned from studying art in Europe. Over the next thirty years, Bacon painted scenes depicting Ford's life, created portraiture, and illustrated articles for company publications. This drawing depicts the Edison Institute Cornerstone at the Henry Ford Museum.
- circa 1937
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Cornerstone of Edison Institute Signed by Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford encouraged and appreciated the work of artist and illustrator Irving Bacon. In 1915, Bacon joined the Photographic Department of Ford Motor Company after he returned from studying art in Europe. Over the next thirty years, Bacon painted scenes depicting Ford's life, created portraiture, and illustrated articles for company publications. This drawing depicts the Edison Institute Cornerstone at the Henry Ford Museum.
- Edison Institute Schools Baseball Team, 1936 -
- June 04, 1936
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Edison Institute Schools Baseball Team, 1936
- Thomas Edison Signing the Edison Institute Cornerstone, September 27, 1928 - September 27th, 1928, on the future site of Henry Ford's new museum, famed inventor Thomas Edison placed a spade once used by legendary horticulturist Luther Burbank into a block of freshly poured Portland cement. Ford looked on as his friend and personal hero wrote his name in the wet cement, officially dedicating Henry Ford Museum--where this "cornerstone" is now displayed.
- September 27, 1928
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Thomas Edison Signing the Edison Institute Cornerstone, September 27, 1928
September 27th, 1928, on the future site of Henry Ford's new museum, famed inventor Thomas Edison placed a spade once used by legendary horticulturist Luther Burbank into a block of freshly poured Portland cement. Ford looked on as his friend and personal hero wrote his name in the wet cement, officially dedicating Henry Ford Museum--where this "cornerstone" is now displayed.
- Edison Institute Schools Letter Sweater, circa 1947 -
- circa 1947
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Edison Institute Schools Letter Sweater, circa 1947
- Edison Institute Schools Student Weaving, circa 1935 - Henry Ford believed in "learning by doing." Students enrolled in the Edison Institute Schools located on the grounds of Ford's Greenfield Village had ample opportunities for practical, hands-on training. Students, if they desired, could learn to weave. Beginners used small tabletop looms. As they progressed students created woven materials using larger looms located in Greenfield Village's Plymouth Carding Mill and Weaving Shed.
- circa 1935
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Edison Institute Schools Student Weaving, circa 1935
Henry Ford believed in "learning by doing." Students enrolled in the Edison Institute Schools located on the grounds of Ford's Greenfield Village had ample opportunities for practical, hands-on training. Students, if they desired, could learn to weave. Beginners used small tabletop looms. As they progressed students created woven materials using larger looms located in Greenfield Village's Plymouth Carding Mill and Weaving Shed.
- Annual Report from Edison Institute, 1958-1959 -
- 1958-1959
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Annual Report from Edison Institute, 1958-1959
- Designs for The Edison Institute's Owl Night Lunch Wagon Restoration, 1983 -
- December 28, 1983
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Designs for The Edison Institute's Owl Night Lunch Wagon Restoration, 1983
- Ray Cline, Edison Institute Treasurer, August 1976 -
- August 01, 1976
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Ray Cline, Edison Institute Treasurer, August 1976