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- Ford Transportation Baseball Team, 1941 -
- 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Transportation Baseball Team, 1941
- Transportation Systems Laboratory Promotional Materials, 1973 - Transportation Systems Laboratory produced this press kit in 1973. The company manufactured electric delivery vans. The vans used a battery pack of 14 six-volt batteries. Like earlier electric vehicles, these vans had a limited range -- 35 miles from a single charge. The U.S. Postal Service tested a number of these vehicles.
- 1973
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Transportation Systems Laboratory Promotional Materials, 1973
Transportation Systems Laboratory produced this press kit in 1973. The company manufactured electric delivery vans. The vans used a battery pack of 14 six-volt batteries. Like earlier electric vehicles, these vans had a limited range -- 35 miles from a single charge. The U.S. Postal Service tested a number of these vehicles.
- 2002 Segway Human Transporter - The Segway Personal Transporter is the brainchild of Dean Kamen. Introduced in 2001, this personal mobility device was touted as the next great transportation revolution. This 2002 model "i" weighs 83 pounds, has a speed of 12.5 mph, and a range of 8-12 miles. The Segway uses sophisticated electronic gyroscopic sensors and microprocessors to maintain balance and respond to operator's commands.
- 2002
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2002 Segway Human Transporter
The Segway Personal Transporter is the brainchild of Dean Kamen. Introduced in 2001, this personal mobility device was touted as the next great transportation revolution. This 2002 model "i" weighs 83 pounds, has a speed of 12.5 mph, and a range of 8-12 miles. The Segway uses sophisticated electronic gyroscopic sensors and microprocessors to maintain balance and respond to operator's commands.
- Food Slicer -
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Food Slicer
- Food Slicer -
- Collections - Artifact
Food Slicer
- Kenneth Schwartz, Manager of Transportation Services, June 1973 - Kenneth Schwartz joined The Henry Ford as a tour guide soon after graduating high school in 1947. Over the following decades, he worked in various clerical and administrative roles. Much of Schwartz's career revolved around the automotive collection and transportation services, whether operating automobiles at Old Car Festival or staging vehicles for <i>Sports Cars in Review</i>. He retired in 1991.
- June 01, 1973
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Kenneth Schwartz, Manager of Transportation Services, June 1973
Kenneth Schwartz joined The Henry Ford as a tour guide soon after graduating high school in 1947. Over the following decades, he worked in various clerical and administrative roles. Much of Schwartz's career revolved around the automotive collection and transportation services, whether operating automobiles at Old Car Festival or staging vehicles for Sports Cars in Review. He retired in 1991.
- Portrait of Kenneth Schwartz, Transportation Services, 1974 - Kenneth Schwartz joined The Henry Ford as a tour guide soon after graduating high school in 1947. Over the following decades, he worked in various clerical and administrative roles. Much of Schwartz's career revolved around the automotive collection and transportation services, whether operating automobiles at Old Car Festival or staging vehicles for <i>Sports Cars in Review</i>. He retired in 1991.
- 1974
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Portrait of Kenneth Schwartz, Transportation Services, 1974
Kenneth Schwartz joined The Henry Ford as a tour guide soon after graduating high school in 1947. Over the following decades, he worked in various clerical and administrative roles. Much of Schwartz's career revolved around the automotive collection and transportation services, whether operating automobiles at Old Car Festival or staging vehicles for Sports Cars in Review. He retired in 1991.
- Transportation Exhibit at Henry Ford Museum, 1979 - For decades, automobiles in Henry Ford Museum were displayed in tightly packed rows with few labels and little context. That changed in the late 1970s. Uniform labels, color-coded signs and carpets, and more thoughtful displays characterized the transportation exhibit after staff reorganized the museum's Great Hall.
- 1979
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Transportation Exhibit at Henry Ford Museum, 1979
For decades, automobiles in Henry Ford Museum were displayed in tightly packed rows with few labels and little context. That changed in the late 1970s. Uniform labels, color-coded signs and carpets, and more thoughtful displays characterized the transportation exhibit after staff reorganized the museum's Great Hall.
- Transportation Token, Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955 - In the 1950s, this token was good for one fare on buses run by the Montgomery (Alabama) City Bus Lines. While riding a Montgomery bus in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man, leading to a widespread bus boycott by African Americans.
- circa 1955
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Transportation Token, Montgomery City Bus Lines, circa 1955
In the 1950s, this token was good for one fare on buses run by the Montgomery (Alabama) City Bus Lines. While riding a Montgomery bus in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man, leading to a widespread bus boycott by African Americans.
- Film Reel Transport Case, 1890-1920 -
- 1890-1920
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Film Reel Transport Case, 1890-1920