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- Veterans Day at The Henry Ford - In commemoration of Veterans Day, join us on November 11 to honor and pay tribute to those military members, living and deceased, who have served our country in war and peace.
- November 11, 2026
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Veterans Day at The Henry Ford
In commemoration of Veterans Day, join us on November 11 to honor and pay tribute to those military members, living and deceased, who have served our country in war and peace.
- Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation - Discover the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit! Explore American innovation with iconic exhibits like the Rosa Parks Bus & Wright Brothers' plane. Visit now!
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Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Discover the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit! Explore American innovation with iconic exhibits like the Rosa Parks Bus & Wright Brothers' plane. Visit now!
- Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation Map - Plan your visit to the Henry Ford Museum with our interactive map. Locate 22 exhibits including the Rosa Parks bus, presidential vehicles, and more.
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Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation Map
Plan your visit to the Henry Ford Museum with our interactive map. Locate 22 exhibits including the Rosa Parks bus, presidential vehicles, and more.
- Henry and Clara Ford aboard the Henry Ford II, circa 1935 - <body>Henry Ford often used the <i>Henry Ford II</i>, Ford Motor Company's Great Lake's ore freighter, as his personal yacht, making annual trips to his summer home in the Upper Peninsula. The freighter sometimes took a leisurely course -- into Georgian Bay or Lake Michigan -- before heading into Lake Superior to dock at Marquette, Michigan. A typical two-day trip may turn into a five-day excursion. </body>
- circa 1935
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Henry and Clara Ford aboard the Henry Ford II, circa 1935
Henry Ford often used the Henry Ford II, Ford Motor Company's Great Lake's ore freighter, as his personal yacht, making annual trips to his summer home in the Upper Peninsula. The freighter sometimes took a leisurely course -- into Georgian Bay or Lake Michigan -- before heading into Lake Superior to dock at Marquette, Michigan. A typical two-day trip may turn into a five-day excursion. - Henry and Clara Ford aboard the Henry Ford II, circa 1935 - <body>Henry Ford often used the <i>Henry Ford II</i>, Ford Motor Company's Great Lake's ore freighter, as his personal yacht, making annual trips to his summer home in the Upper Peninsula. The freighter sometimes took a leisurely course -- into Georgian Bay or Lake Michigan -- before heading into Lake Superior to dock at Marquette, Michigan. A typical two-day trip may turn into a five-day excursion. </body>
- circa 1935
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Henry and Clara Ford aboard the Henry Ford II, circa 1935
Henry Ford often used the Henry Ford II, Ford Motor Company's Great Lake's ore freighter, as his personal yacht, making annual trips to his summer home in the Upper Peninsula. The freighter sometimes took a leisurely course -- into Georgian Bay or Lake Michigan -- before heading into Lake Superior to dock at Marquette, Michigan. A typical two-day trip may turn into a five-day excursion. - Medal Presented to Henry Ford by the Students of the Henry Ford Trade School, 1941 - Henry Ford was not only recognized as an automotive industrialist; during his many years in the public eye he was recognized by many civic and corporate associations. The Henry Ford Trade School, founded in 1916, in the words inscribed on the medal, "provided training and privileges [for] thousands of boys who, otherwise, would have been denied such educational facilities."
- October 25, 1941
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Medal Presented to Henry Ford by the Students of the Henry Ford Trade School, 1941
Henry Ford was not only recognized as an automotive industrialist; during his many years in the public eye he was recognized by many civic and corporate associations. The Henry Ford Trade School, founded in 1916, in the words inscribed on the medal, "provided training and privileges [for] thousands of boys who, otherwise, would have been denied such educational facilities."
- The Henry Ford Holiday Catalog, 2006 -
- 2006
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The Henry Ford Holiday Catalog, 2006
- Henry Ford aboard the Ford Motor Company Freighter "Henry Ford II," Superior, Wisconsin, 1939 - In the 1920s, Henry Ford amassed a fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats to transport raw materials and finished product to and from his new River Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows him aboard <EM>Henry Ford II</EM>. The Ford Motor Company ore freighter, also used for family cruises, was named after Ford's oldest grandson.
- 1939
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Henry Ford aboard the Ford Motor Company Freighter "Henry Ford II," Superior, Wisconsin, 1939
In the 1920s, Henry Ford amassed a fleet of cargo carriers, ocean-going ships, barges, tugboats and canal boats to transport raw materials and finished product to and from his new River Rouge manufacturing complex. This photograph shows him aboard Henry Ford II. The Ford Motor Company ore freighter, also used for family cruises, was named after Ford's oldest grandson.
- Henry Ford II with Henry Ford at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, April 1944 - Henry Ford II (left) was photographed with his grandfather, Henry Ford, in the Administration Building at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant on April 10, 1944. That day, the company's board of directors elected the younger Ford as executive vice president. Seventeen months later, the board elected Henry Ford II as Ford Motor Company's president following his grandfather's resignation.
- April 10, 1944
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Henry Ford II with Henry Ford at the Ford Rouge Plant Administration Building, April 1944
Henry Ford II (left) was photographed with his grandfather, Henry Ford, in the Administration Building at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant on April 10, 1944. That day, the company's board of directors elected the younger Ford as executive vice president. Seventeen months later, the board elected Henry Ford II as Ford Motor Company's president following his grandfather's resignation.
- Henry Ford and Lord Halifax Meeting in Henry Ford's Office at the Engineering Laboratory, November 1941 -
- November 04, 1941
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Henry Ford and Lord Halifax Meeting in Henry Ford's Office at the Engineering Laboratory, November 1941