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- Greenfield Village Tintype Studio - Tintypes were a popular type of mid-1800s "wet-plate" photography. This studio was built in 1929 in Greenfield Village and a tintypist and Ford Motor Company employee, Charles Tremear, was hired to create tintypes for Greenfield Village visitors. In this studio, in addition to Village visitors, Tremear made portraits of many celebrities, including Thomas Edison, Joe Louis and Walt Disney.
- October 20, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Greenfield Village Tintype Studio
Tintypes were a popular type of mid-1800s "wet-plate" photography. This studio was built in 1929 in Greenfield Village and a tintypist and Ford Motor Company employee, Charles Tremear, was hired to create tintypes for Greenfield Village visitors. In this studio, in addition to Village visitors, Tremear made portraits of many celebrities, including Thomas Edison, Joe Louis and Walt Disney.
- The Tintype Studio in Greenfield Village, October 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. At the last minute, Ford wanted a tintype studio added to the village. This building was built and furnished in one day!
- October 01, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
The Tintype Studio in Greenfield Village, October 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. At the last minute, Ford wanted a tintype studio added to the village. This building was built and furnished in one day!
- Studio Portrait of Leola Hudson Whitted -
- Collections - Artifact
Studio Portrait of Leola Hudson Whitted
- Apron Used in the Harwood Steiger Studio -
- 1956-2004
- Collections - Artifact
Apron Used in the Harwood Steiger Studio
- Photographer outside His Tintype Studio, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Photographer outside His Tintype Studio, circa 1890
- The Tintype Studio in Greenfield Village, October 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. At the last minute, Ford wanted a tintype studio added to the village. This building was built and furnished in one day!
- October 01, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
The Tintype Studio in Greenfield Village, October 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. At the last minute, Ford wanted a tintype studio added to the village. This building was built and furnished in one day!
- Apron Used in the Harwood Steiger Studio -
- 1956-2004
- Collections - Artifact
Apron Used in the Harwood Steiger Studio
- Ford Motor Company Design Studio, 1944-1946 -
- 1944-1946
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Design Studio, 1944-1946
- Hallmark "Santa's Studio" Christmas Ornament, 1991 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Santa's Studio" Christmas Ornament, 1991
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Greenfield Village Tintype Studio, circa 1934 - Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- circa 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Greenfield Village Tintype Studio, circa 1934
Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.