Search
- 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
- Visit - Event
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!
- Visit - Page
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 -
- Visit - Page
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation Map
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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."
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- The Henry Ford Holiday Catalog, 2006 -
- 2006
- Collections - Artifact
The Henry Ford Holiday Catalog, 2006
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- John Burroughs and Henry Ford in Henry Ford's Office at the Highland Park Plant, June 1913 - Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances.
- June 01, 1913
- Collections - Artifact
John Burroughs and Henry Ford in Henry Ford's Office at the Highland Park Plant, June 1913
Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances.
- Henry Ford's Office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory, December 1949 - This photograph shows Henry Ford's office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory in December 1949 -- two years after he died, but just as he left it. Mr. Ford rarely worked here, preferring to spend his time on the go between factories, the Museum, Greenfield Village, and other locations. The office was mainly used to receive visitors and meet with employees.
- December 09, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford's Office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory, December 1949
This photograph shows Henry Ford's office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory in December 1949 -- two years after he died, but just as he left it. Mr. Ford rarely worked here, preferring to spend his time on the go between factories, the Museum, Greenfield Village, and other locations. The office was mainly used to receive visitors and meet with employees.
- Henry Ford, Clara Ford and Henry Ford II with the Ford Quadricycle in Greenfield Village, May 1946 - Henry Ford II helped his grandparents, Henry and Clara Ford, into the 1896 Quadricycle in Greenfield Village in May 1946. The occasion was the "Automobile Golden Jubilee," Detroit's celebration of the auto's 50th anniversary in the city. Henry Ford's Quadricycle, which he first operated in June 1896, was only the second automobile driven in the Motor City.
- May 01, 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford, Clara Ford and Henry Ford II with the Ford Quadricycle in Greenfield Village, May 1946
Henry Ford II helped his grandparents, Henry and Clara Ford, into the 1896 Quadricycle in Greenfield Village in May 1946. The occasion was the "Automobile Golden Jubilee," Detroit's celebration of the auto's 50th anniversary in the city. Henry Ford's Quadricycle, which he first operated in June 1896, was only the second automobile driven in the Motor City.