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- Portrait of Edward G. Kingsford, circa 1920 - E.G. Kingsford, a cousin-in-law to Henry Ford, located and purchased some 313,000 acres of forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for Ford Motor Company. Ford built a sawmill on site and the finished lumber went to Detroit for use in Model Ts. Ford produced charcoal from the sawmill's waste. Kingsford, Michigan, and the Kingsford charcoal brand were named in Kingsford's honor.
- circa 1920
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Portrait of Edward G. Kingsford, circa 1920
E.G. Kingsford, a cousin-in-law to Henry Ford, located and purchased some 313,000 acres of forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for Ford Motor Company. Ford built a sawmill on site and the finished lumber went to Detroit for use in Model Ts. Ford produced charcoal from the sawmill's waste. Kingsford, Michigan, and the Kingsford charcoal brand were named in Kingsford's honor.
- Henry Ford and Edward Kingsford in Western Wear on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1923 - In 1923, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone embarked on one of their famous camping trips, this time exploring the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Henry Ford and E.G. Kingsford -- manager of Ford's extensive northern Michigan lumbering operations and namesake of the Kingsford Charcoal company -- joined in on the jovial atmosphere of camp, donning western attire.
- 1923
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Henry Ford and Edward Kingsford in Western Wear on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1923
In 1923, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone embarked on one of their famous camping trips, this time exploring the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Henry Ford and E.G. Kingsford -- manager of Ford's extensive northern Michigan lumbering operations and namesake of the Kingsford Charcoal company -- joined in on the jovial atmosphere of camp, donning western attire.
- E. G. Kingsford, Ford Dealer, Iron Mountain, Michigan, circa 1918 - Edward G. Kingsford was operating a Ford dealership in Iron Mountain, Michigan, when his cousin-in-law, Henry Ford, contacted him about acquiring timberland in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Kingsford arranged the purchase of some 313,000 acres on behalf of Ford Motor Company. He then became vice president of Ford's Upper Peninsula operations, which included sawmills, factories, and a wood chemical plant.
- circa 1918
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E. G. Kingsford, Ford Dealer, Iron Mountain, Michigan, circa 1918
Edward G. Kingsford was operating a Ford dealership in Iron Mountain, Michigan, when his cousin-in-law, Henry Ford, contacted him about acquiring timberland in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Kingsford arranged the purchase of some 313,000 acres on behalf of Ford Motor Company. He then became vice president of Ford's Upper Peninsula operations, which included sawmills, factories, and a wood chemical plant.
- Edward Kingsford, Henry Ford, Fred Johnson and Alex Boivin with Group of Children in Alberta, Michigan, 1938 - Henry Ford (center), Edward Kingsford (left), and Fred Johnson (right) posed with children in the Ford company town of Alberta, Michigan, in 1938. Kingsford and Johnson helped manage Ford's vast forest lands in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and Alberta was home to a sawmill that produced lumber for Ford's automobiles. In 1954, Ford Motor Company donated the sawmill and community buildings to Michigan Technological University.
- August 01, 1938
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Edward Kingsford, Henry Ford, Fred Johnson and Alex Boivin with Group of Children in Alberta, Michigan, 1938
Henry Ford (center), Edward Kingsford (left), and Fred Johnson (right) posed with children in the Ford company town of Alberta, Michigan, in 1938. Kingsford and Johnson helped manage Ford's vast forest lands in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and Alberta was home to a sawmill that produced lumber for Ford's automobiles. In 1954, Ford Motor Company donated the sawmill and community buildings to Michigan Technological University.
- Ford in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula -
- May 04, 2017
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Ford in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
- The "Vagabonds" Eating Breakfast at their Camp Site, 1923 - Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs embarked on a series of camping trips. They called themselves the Vagabonds, but they camped in style. In 1923, Ford, Edison, Firestone and their wives -- Burroughs had died in 1921 -- traveled to northern Michigan. This photo shows part of the group with their invited guest, Edward Kingsford, eating breakfast.
- 1923
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The "Vagabonds" Eating Breakfast at their Camp Site, 1923
Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs embarked on a series of camping trips. They called themselves the Vagabonds, but they camped in style. In 1923, Ford, Edison, Firestone and their wives -- Burroughs had died in 1921 -- traveled to northern Michigan. This photo shows part of the group with their invited guest, Edward Kingsford, eating breakfast.
- E. G. Kingsford Ford Dealership, Iron Mountain, Michigan, circa 1927 - Early automobile bodies were made of wood. Henry Ford wanted to secure a timber supply in the hardwood forests of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He contracted E. G. Kingsford, the authorized Ford dealer in Iron Mountain (and his cousin-in-law), to purchase land for company use. Iron Mountain quickly became the center of Ford's logging and manufacturing operations in northern Michigan.
- circa 1927
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E. G. Kingsford Ford Dealership, Iron Mountain, Michigan, circa 1927
Early automobile bodies were made of wood. Henry Ford wanted to secure a timber supply in the hardwood forests of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He contracted E. G. Kingsford, the authorized Ford dealer in Iron Mountain (and his cousin-in-law), to purchase land for company use. Iron Mountain quickly became the center of Ford's logging and manufacturing operations in northern Michigan.
- Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and E.G. Kingsford, Ford Homestead, Dearborn, Michigan, 1923 - Friends Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison posed with E.G. Kingsford, Ford's cousin-in-law, in front of Ford's Dearborn, Michigan, birthplace. Kingsford helped manage Ford's extensive northern Michigan lumbering operations that supplied wood for Model T cars. Wood wastes from these operations were converted into charcoal. The popular Kingsford charcoal brand was named in Kingsford's honor.
- 1923
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Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and E.G. Kingsford, Ford Homestead, Dearborn, Michigan, 1923
Friends Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison posed with E.G. Kingsford, Ford's cousin-in-law, in front of Ford's Dearborn, Michigan, birthplace. Kingsford helped manage Ford's extensive northern Michigan lumbering operations that supplied wood for Model T cars. Wood wastes from these operations were converted into charcoal. The popular Kingsford charcoal brand was named in Kingsford's honor.
- Ford Charcoal Briquets -
- May 04, 2017
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Ford Charcoal Briquets
- Trade Card for World's Fair Starch Exhibit, T. Kingsford & Son, 1893 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1893
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Trade Card for World's Fair Starch Exhibit, T. Kingsford & Son, 1893
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.