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- Combination Atlas Map of Lenawee County, Michigan, 1874 -
- 1874
- Collections - Artifact
Combination Atlas Map of Lenawee County, Michigan, 1874
- Farmer Spotlight presented by Michigan Soybean Committee - Today we are excited to share our THF Conversations: Farmer Spotlight presented by Michigan Soybean Committee. With this spotlight we are celebrating social innovators industry experts and trailblazers. Debra Reid, Curator of Agriculture and the Environment at The Henry Ford had the pleasure of speaking with Jake Eisley, a 6th generation farmer in Lenawee County, Michigan. Learn more about his story.
- September 26, 2022
- Collections - Video
Farmer Spotlight presented by Michigan Soybean Committee
Today we are excited to share our THF Conversations: Farmer Spotlight presented by Michigan Soybean Committee. With this spotlight we are celebrating social innovators industry experts and trailblazers. Debra Reid, Curator of Agriculture and the Environment at The Henry Ford had the pleasure of speaking with Jake Eisley, a 6th generation farmer in Lenawee County, Michigan. Learn more about his story.
- J. W. Snedeker, Jr. and a Lenawee Automobile, 1903 -
- 1903
- Collections - Artifact
J. W. Snedeker, Jr. and a Lenawee Automobile, 1903
- Telephone Switchboard Used in Cadmus, Michigan, circa 1905 - Before long-distance direct dialing became widespread in the 1960s, callers relied on switchboards to connect calls. When a caller picked up the phone, a switchboard operator on the line would ask them for the number they would like to connect to. The operator would put the call through by manually connecting the caller's line to the appropriate recipient via the switchboard.
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Telephone Switchboard Used in Cadmus, Michigan, circa 1905
Before long-distance direct dialing became widespread in the 1960s, callers relied on switchboards to connect calls. When a caller picked up the phone, a switchboard operator on the line would ask them for the number they would like to connect to. The operator would put the call through by manually connecting the caller's line to the appropriate recipient via the switchboard.
- Map of Franklin Township, Michigan, 1913-1926 -
- 1913-1926
- Collections - Artifact
Map of Franklin Township, Michigan, 1913-1926
- The Tecumseh Herald, November 14, 1850 -
- November 14, 1850
- Collections - Artifact
The Tecumseh Herald, November 14, 1850
- Tripp Sawmill at Its Original Site, 1855-1926 -
- 1855-1926
- Collections - Artifact
Tripp Sawmill at Its Original Site, 1855-1926
- Old Saw Mill at Tipton Wins Interest of Henry Ford who Learns of its History, October 8, 1926 -
- October 01, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Old Saw Mill at Tipton Wins Interest of Henry Ford who Learns of its History, October 8, 1926
- Articles of Association for Henry Ford Trade School, August 30, 1916 - Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled industrial trade work -- machining, metallurgy, drafting, and engine design, among others. Students created useful components for local factories in hands-on lab and shop classes. In addition to the manual training received, academic classes were required.
- August 30, 1916
- Collections - Artifact
Articles of Association for Henry Ford Trade School, August 30, 1916
Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled industrial trade work -- machining, metallurgy, drafting, and engine design, among others. Students created useful components for local factories in hands-on lab and shop classes. In addition to the manual training received, academic classes were required.
- Tuscola County Gravel Road and Saginaw County Macadam Road, 1905-1906 - The establishment of the Michigan State Highway Department in 1905 made state funding available to township and county road commissions for improvements and repairs. The State Highway Commissioner published biennial reports highlighting the progress of "reward roads"--projects funded by the state. These images from an early report show the application of gravel and crushed stone to two local roads.
- 1905-1906
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Tuscola County Gravel Road and Saginaw County Macadam Road, 1905-1906
The establishment of the Michigan State Highway Department in 1905 made state funding available to township and county road commissions for improvements and repairs. The State Highway Commissioner published biennial reports highlighting the progress of "reward roads"--projects funded by the state. These images from an early report show the application of gravel and crushed stone to two local roads.