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- Hand Stamp with Movable Type -
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Hand Stamp with Movable Type
- I.C.S. Reference Library: Poultry Farming, Vol. 1, 1909-1910 -
- 1909-1910
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I.C.S. Reference Library: Poultry Farming, Vol. 1, 1909-1910
- Correspondence between Ford Motor Company and Walter Wanderwell, 1921-1922 - In 1919, Captain Walter Wanderwell began an automobile globe-trekking expedition to promote world peace and an international police force. He also organized other teams of like-minded adventurers to drive through as many countries as possible and promote the cause. They sold pamphlets, hosted lectures, and created and screened films of their travels to help cover expenses. Wanderwell even wrote Henry Ford asking for his support.
- 1921-1922
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Correspondence between Ford Motor Company and Walter Wanderwell, 1921-1922
In 1919, Captain Walter Wanderwell began an automobile globe-trekking expedition to promote world peace and an international police force. He also organized other teams of like-minded adventurers to drive through as many countries as possible and promote the cause. They sold pamphlets, hosted lectures, and created and screened films of their travels to help cover expenses. Wanderwell even wrote Henry Ford asking for his support.
- Correspondence between John Breeden, Jr. and Richard Morris, May 1965 -
- 19 May 1965-24 May 1965
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Correspondence between John Breeden, Jr. and Richard Morris, May 1965
- Correspondence Regarding Zemma Taylor's "American Pride" Quilt Donation, 1933 -
- September 22, 1933
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Correspondence Regarding Zemma Taylor's "American Pride" Quilt Donation, 1933
- Correspondence regarding Donation of Sholes & Glidden Typewriter Patent Model, 1929 -
- October 15, 1929
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Correspondence regarding Donation of Sholes & Glidden Typewriter Patent Model, 1929
- Correspondence Regarding Donation of Yerkes Observatory Motor Controllers, 1942 -
- November 25, 1942
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Correspondence Regarding Donation of Yerkes Observatory Motor Controllers, 1942
- Correspondence regarding the Sunken Ford Freighter "East Indian," 1942 - The United States government requisitioned the Ford Motor Company's ocean-going freighter <em>East Indian</em> for wartime service. Newly fitted with anti-submarine and anti-aircraft guns, the freighter left for the Indian Ocean in May 1942. As the <em>East Indian</em> returned to America, the ship was sunk by a German U-boat. Four lifeboats with survivors were lost, but crew members on a fifth were rescued after being adrift nearly two weeks.
- 25 November 1942 - 11 January 1943
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Correspondence regarding the Sunken Ford Freighter "East Indian," 1942
The United States government requisitioned the Ford Motor Company's ocean-going freighter East Indian for wartime service. Newly fitted with anti-submarine and anti-aircraft guns, the freighter left for the Indian Ocean in May 1942. As the East Indian returned to America, the ship was sunk by a German U-boat. Four lifeboats with survivors were lost, but crew members on a fifth were rescued after being adrift nearly two weeks.
- Correspondence between the Bradford, Illinois "Girls in the Model T" and the Office of Henry Ford, 1940 - Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in the self-painted silver "T". After driving to Dearborn, Michigan, to wish Henry Ford a happy birthday in 1938, the group kept in touch with the famed automaker.
- 28 August 1940-30 October 1940
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Correspondence between the Bradford, Illinois "Girls in the Model T" and the Office of Henry Ford, 1940
Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in the self-painted silver "T". After driving to Dearborn, Michigan, to wish Henry Ford a happy birthday in 1938, the group kept in touch with the famed automaker.
- The Burbank Old Home, Santa Rosa, Cal., 1909 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist and author, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. In 1875, Burbank followed family from Massachusetts to Santa Rosa, California, attracted by a longer growing season. By 1881, Burbank's modest success with raising and selling plants allowed him to purchase the home depicted here.
- 1909
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The Burbank Old Home, Santa Rosa, Cal., 1909
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist and author, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. In 1875, Burbank followed family from Massachusetts to Santa Rosa, California, attracted by a longer growing season. By 1881, Burbank's modest success with raising and selling plants allowed him to purchase the home depicted here.