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Manufacturing Day
- Manufacturing Day - Join us for a preview of our upcoming temporary exhibit Collecting Mobility: New Objects, New Stories. Get a first look at some of the vehicles, artifacts and images acquired by The Henry Ford in recent years, and learn about the decision process behind each new addition to our collection.
- October 08, 2021
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Manufacturing Day
Join us for a preview of our upcoming temporary exhibit Collecting Mobility: New Objects, New Stories. Get a first look at some of the vehicles, artifacts and images acquired by The Henry Ford in recent years, and learn about the decision process behind each new addition to our collection.
- Celebrating Manufacturing Day - Celebrate Manufacturing Day with a look back at the most influential manufacturing innovation of the 20th century: Henry Ford’s moving assembly line.
- October 07, 2016
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Celebrating Manufacturing Day
Celebrate Manufacturing Day with a look back at the most influential manufacturing innovation of the 20th century: Henry Ford’s moving assembly line.
- Hay Knife Blade, circa 1800 - Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to feed hay to their livestock all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. The blacksmith who forged this wrought-iron blade created a long cutting edge. They also forged a collar and groove on the backside of the blade to set and hold the wooden handle in place.
- circa 1800
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Hay Knife Blade, circa 1800
Farm families cut and cured enough grass each summer to feed hay to their livestock all winter. Stored hay settled over time and farmers used special knives to cut out chunks for feed. The blacksmith who forged this wrought-iron blade created a long cutting edge. They also forged a collar and groove on the backside of the blade to set and hold the wooden handle in place.
- "The Shortest Day," 2019 - Winter Solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of year. Throughout history, societies across the world have held festivals and ceremonies that look forward to the light, warmth, and life-giving properties of the returning sun following this night. This book explains the phenomenon of Winter Solstice to children.
- 2019
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"The Shortest Day," 2019
Winter Solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of year. Throughout history, societies across the world have held festivals and ceremonies that look forward to the light, warmth, and life-giving properties of the returning sun following this night. This book explains the phenomenon of Winter Solstice to children.
- Day Dress, 1905-1910 -
- 1905-1910
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Day Dress, 1905-1910
- Day Dress, 1893-1896 -
- 1893-1896
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Day Dress, 1893-1896
- Day Dress, circa 1952 -
- circa 1952
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Day Dress, circa 1952
- Trade Card for No. 8 Sewing Machine, Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., 1878-1889 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card advertises products available from Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company.
- 1878-1889
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Trade Card for No. 8 Sewing Machine, Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., 1878-1889
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, trade cards became a major means of advertising goods and services. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. This trade card advertises products available from Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company.
- Proclamation by the President of the United States on the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Rosa Parks, February 1, 2013 -
- February 04, 2013
- Collections - Artifact
Proclamation by the President of the United States on the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Rosa Parks, February 1, 2013