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- Celebrating Ninety: Collecting in the 1980s - We're celebrating our 90th birthday by looking, decade by decade, at significant additions to our collection. During the 1980s, we acquired Firestone Farmhouse and Barn, a Holiday Inn "Great" sign, and a collection of couture dresses.
- July 19, 2019
- Collections - article
Celebrating Ninety: Collecting in the 1980s
We're celebrating our 90th birthday by looking, decade by decade, at significant additions to our collection. During the 1980s, we acquired Firestone Farmhouse and Barn, a Holiday Inn "Great" sign, and a collection of couture dresses.
- Who Made Elizabeth Parke Firestone's Wedding Dress? - Firestone family members relate that Elizabeth Parke Firestone designed and produced her own wedding dress. But did she? We look for clues.
- July 07, 2015
- Collections - article
Who Made Elizabeth Parke Firestone's Wedding Dress?
Firestone family members relate that Elizabeth Parke Firestone designed and produced her own wedding dress. But did she? We look for clues.
- The Couture Life - We've just digitized 370 Christian Dior design drawings, mostly dating from the 1950s, sent to Elizabeth Parke Firestone.
- September 26, 2016
- Collections - article
The Couture Life
We've just digitized 370 Christian Dior design drawings, mostly dating from the 1950s, sent to Elizabeth Parke Firestone.
- Exposed Engine: 1989 Honda Accord - Take a look under the hood at the engine of our 1989 Honda Accord, currently on display in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
- January 24, 2017
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Exposed Engine: 1989 Honda Accord
Take a look under the hood at the engine of our 1989 Honda Accord, currently on display in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
- A Matter of Emphasis - Explore the latest group of garments in our What We Wore exhibit—this time examining how fashion trends can highlight, or manipulate, the human form, through puffed sleeves, bustles, corselettes, and longline bras.
- February 26, 2020
- Collections - article
A Matter of Emphasis
Explore the latest group of garments in our What We Wore exhibit—this time examining how fashion trends can highlight, or manipulate, the human form, through puffed sleeves, bustles, corselettes, and longline bras.
- What We Wore: Reveal or Disguise? - The current What We Wore exhibit in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, on display until December 12, features costumes worn for Halloween and masquerade parties.
- November 10, 2023
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What We Wore: Reveal or Disguise?
The current What We Wore exhibit in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, on display until December 12, features costumes worn for Halloween and masquerade parties.
- The Evolution of Luggage Design: From Steamer Trunks to Roller Bags - As methods of travel have changed over the past 150 years, so has our luggage. Follow this evolution of style and materials on our blog.
- April 10, 2020
- Collections - article
The Evolution of Luggage Design: From Steamer Trunks to Roller Bags
As methods of travel have changed over the past 150 years, so has our luggage. Follow this evolution of style and materials on our blog.
- Digitization and the Loan Process - Go behind the scenes with The Henry Ford's artifact loan program, and learn how our digitization efforts have made our loan process more efficient.
- November 18, 2020
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Digitization and the Loan Process
Go behind the scenes with The Henry Ford's artifact loan program, and learn how our digitization efforts have made our loan process more efficient.
- Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Dior Artifacts - The Henry Ford receives inquiries from around the world and from all types of individuals and organizations about the contents of our collections.
- September 15, 2015
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Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Dior Artifacts
The Henry Ford receives inquiries from around the world and from all types of individuals and organizations about the contents of our collections.
- The Henry Ford’s CAN-DO Digitization Project: 2012 in Review - This overview of the 8,000 artifacts digitized by The Henry Ford in 2012 outlines some of the projects the digitization team tackled and shares helpful links to those digitized items.
- January 15, 2013
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The Henry Ford’s CAN-DO Digitization Project: 2012 in Review
This overview of the 8,000 artifacts digitized by The Henry Ford in 2012 outlines some of the projects the digitization team tackled and shares helpful links to those digitized items.