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- "The Vanderbilt Cup: Grant's Own Story," 1911 - Harry Grant raced to two consecutive Vanderbilt Cup victories in 1909 and 1910. In this booklet, Grant explains his driving skills and strategies instrumental in these wins. He also praises the quality of his vehicle -- the "Black Beast" -- built by the American Locomotive Company. The company was also the publisher of this promotional tract.
- 1911
- Collections - Artifact
"The Vanderbilt Cup: Grant's Own Story," 1911
Harry Grant raced to two consecutive Vanderbilt Cup victories in 1909 and 1910. In this booklet, Grant explains his driving skills and strategies instrumental in these wins. He also praises the quality of his vehicle -- the "Black Beast" -- built by the American Locomotive Company. The company was also the publisher of this promotional tract.
- "Grant's Auto Route Guide," Volume I, 1926 - <em>Grant's Auto Route Guide</em>, 1926, provided various route and city maps for the 1920s traveler. One important feature of the guide was the illustration of route and road markers the motorist may encounter.
- 1926
- Collections - Artifact
"Grant's Auto Route Guide," Volume I, 1926
Grant's Auto Route Guide, 1926, provided various route and city maps for the 1920s traveler. One important feature of the guide was the illustration of route and road markers the motorist may encounter.
- Top Twenty: IMLS Communications Grant - Airport radio navigation beacons required pilots to listen for Morse code patterns to hold the correct course--notoriously difficult during storms. In 1936, Transcontinental & Western Air introduced an anti-snow directional antenna which could be used, in high-static situations, to "home in" on airport radio signals. This loop was housed in a sleek metal enclosure, protecting it from the elements.
- September 04, 2014
- Collections - Set
Top Twenty: IMLS Communications Grant
Airport radio navigation beacons required pilots to listen for Morse code patterns to hold the correct course--notoriously difficult during storms. In 1936, Transcontinental & Western Air introduced an anti-snow directional antenna which could be used, in high-static situations, to "home in" on airport radio signals. This loop was housed in a sleek metal enclosure, protecting it from the elements.
- Grant Hubcap, 1916-1922 - Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. As wheels evolved and hubcaps became functionally unnecessary, they remained important to both manufacturers -- who branded wheel covers with maker names or logos -- and consumers -- who identified with hubcaps as statements about their cars and themselves.
- 1916-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Grant Hubcap, 1916-1922
Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. As wheels evolved and hubcaps became functionally unnecessary, they remained important to both manufacturers -- who branded wheel covers with maker names or logos -- and consumers -- who identified with hubcaps as statements about their cars and themselves.
- Road Map, Mt. Shasta City to Grant's Pass, California, 1928 - The California State Auto Association provided this strip map to members driving between Mt. Shasta City and Grants Pass. This type of map -- an early version of what became AAA's TripTik -- focused on point to point directions. Drivers continuing past either destination acquired additional maps to proceed on their journey.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Road Map, Mt. Shasta City to Grant's Pass, California, 1928
The California State Auto Association provided this strip map to members driving between Mt. Shasta City and Grants Pass. This type of map -- an early version of what became AAA's TripTik -- focused on point to point directions. Drivers continuing past either destination acquired additional maps to proceed on their journey.
- Second Quarter IMLS Grant Update for 2023 - To celebrate the completion of another six months of work on our 2022-2024 IMLS Museums for America – Collections Stewardship Program, the Conservation staff are showcasing some standout objects we have conserved.
- December 20, 2023
- Collections - article
Second Quarter IMLS Grant Update for 2023
To celebrate the completion of another six months of work on our 2022-2024 IMLS Museums for America – Collections Stewardship Program, the Conservation staff are showcasing some standout objects we have conserved.
- Exposed Collections—2017-2020 IMLS Grant Project - Drivers in the early 1900s attached headlights to their automobiles to help light their way at night. To use this "King of the Road" model, automobilists filled the chambers with calcium carbide and then added water creating acetylene gas. Igniting the gas burner produced a strong white light. The lamp's lens and parabolic reflector cast a broad beam lighting the road ahead.
- October 29, 2018
- Collections - Set
Exposed Collections—2017-2020 IMLS Grant Project
Drivers in the early 1900s attached headlights to their automobiles to help light their way at night. To use this "King of the Road" model, automobilists filled the chambers with calcium carbide and then added water creating acetylene gas. Igniting the gas burner produced a strong white light. The lamp's lens and parabolic reflector cast a broad beam lighting the road ahead.
- Electric Stories - 2015-2017 IMLS Grant Project - In 2015, The Henry Ford received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to digitize a selection of artifacts related to electric power generation and distribution. Many hidden stories have come to light as staff cataloged, photographed, and conserved these objects. This expert set presents just a small sampling of those artifacts and their stories preserved by The Henry Ford.
- March 20, 2017
- Collections - Set
Electric Stories - 2015-2017 IMLS Grant Project
In 2015, The Henry Ford received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to digitize a selection of artifacts related to electric power generation and distribution. Many hidden stories have come to light as staff cataloged, photographed, and conserved these objects. This expert set presents just a small sampling of those artifacts and their stories preserved by The Henry Ford.
- Behind the Scenes with IMLS: New Beginnings - The Henry Ford has recently embarked on a project, funded by IMLS, to conserve, catalogue, digitize, and store 900+ electrical artifacts by October 2017.
- May 05, 2016
- Collections - article
Behind the Scenes with IMLS: New Beginnings
The Henry Ford has recently embarked on a project, funded by IMLS, to conserve, catalogue, digitize, and store 900+ electrical artifacts by October 2017.
- Behind the Scenes with IMLS: Recent Progress - As our IMLS grant-funded project to conserve electrical artifacts continues, our conservators share an intriguing Eickemeyer Dynamo and discuss how they treat objects with marble bases.
- September 28, 2016
- Collections - article
Behind the Scenes with IMLS: Recent Progress
As our IMLS grant-funded project to conserve electrical artifacts continues, our conservators share an intriguing Eickemeyer Dynamo and discuss how they treat objects with marble bases.