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- Detroit News--Aircraft--Airplanes to Ship--Newspapers--Item1 -
- 1927
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Detroit News--Aircraft--Airplanes to Ship--Newspapers--Item1
- Distributing Union Newspapers, Ford Rouge Plant Gates, Dearborn, Michigan, 1937 - The struggle to unionize Ford Motor Company workers was long and--at times--violent. This photograph shows labor organizers distributing United Auto Workers (UAW) newspapers outside Ford's Rouge Plant gates in November 1937. Years later, after a turbulent ten-day strike in April 1941, Ford became the last major automotive manufacturer to recognize the UAW and agree to union demands.
- November 17, 1937
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Distributing Union Newspapers, Ford Rouge Plant Gates, Dearborn, Michigan, 1937
The struggle to unionize Ford Motor Company workers was long and--at times--violent. This photograph shows labor organizers distributing United Auto Workers (UAW) newspapers outside Ford's Rouge Plant gates in November 1937. Years later, after a turbulent ten-day strike in April 1941, Ford became the last major automotive manufacturer to recognize the UAW and agree to union demands.
- Mattox Family Home - Amos and Grace Mattox -- descended from enslaved African Americans -- raised their two children in this rural Georgia farmhouse during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Amos farmed, cut hair, made shoes, and preached at the local church, while Grace sewed, canned, cooked, and helped needy neighbors. Although life was hard, the family proudly affirmed that there was "always enough."
- 1930-1939
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Mattox Family Home
Amos and Grace Mattox -- descended from enslaved African Americans -- raised their two children in this rural Georgia farmhouse during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Amos farmed, cut hair, made shoes, and preached at the local church, while Grace sewed, canned, cooked, and helped needy neighbors. Although life was hard, the family proudly affirmed that there was "always enough."
- "Computer Day at Midvale" Panel Designed by the Eames Office for the IBM Pavilion, 1964-65 New York World's Fair - This hand-painted panel, produced by the Eames Office, was displayed in the IBM Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. The panel advertises a mechanical puppet show called "Computer Day at Midvale," which told a story about the fictional town's first computer. The IBM Pavilion tried to humanize computers--the Eameses' playful, refined communication and design skills provided the solution.
- 1964
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"Computer Day at Midvale" Panel Designed by the Eames Office for the IBM Pavilion, 1964-65 New York World's Fair
This hand-painted panel, produced by the Eames Office, was displayed in the IBM Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. The panel advertises a mechanical puppet show called "Computer Day at Midvale," which told a story about the fictional town's first computer. The IBM Pavilion tried to humanize computers--the Eameses' playful, refined communication and design skills provided the solution.
- Detroit News--Airplane--Lockheed Orion--Early Bird--Closeups--Taking on Load of Newspapers--Item1 - The <em>Detroit News</em> bought a new Lockheed Orion in 1934 to assist in its news-gathering efforts. The monoplane, christened "Early Bird", contained space for a reporter or radio operator, a compact radio broadcasting station and three cameras--one of which was located in a streamlined nacelle on the left wing. The <em>News</em> had employed other aircraft--a Lockheed Vega and an autogiro--before purchasing "Early Bird."
- June 10, 1935
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Detroit News--Airplane--Lockheed Orion--Early Bird--Closeups--Taking on Load of Newspapers--Item1
The Detroit News bought a new Lockheed Orion in 1934 to assist in its news-gathering efforts. The monoplane, christened "Early Bird", contained space for a reporter or radio operator, a compact radio broadcasting station and three cameras--one of which was located in a streamlined nacelle on the left wing. The News had employed other aircraft--a Lockheed Vega and an autogiro--before purchasing "Early Bird."
- Detroit Times Newspaper Stand -
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Detroit Times Newspaper Stand
- Campaign Hat, "Republican Candidate for President Wm. McKinley, of Ohio," 1896 -
- August 09, 1896
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Campaign Hat, "Republican Candidate for President Wm. McKinley, of Ohio," 1896
- News Room, The Detroit News Building, Detroit, Michigan -
- circa 1917
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News Room, The Detroit News Building, Detroit, Michigan
- City Room at The Washington Post, March 1975 -
- March 01, 1975
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City Room at The Washington Post, March 1975
- Mailing Room at Dearborn Publishing Company, Henry Ford & Son Tractor Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1919 -
- May 28, 1919
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Mailing Room at Dearborn Publishing Company, Henry Ford & Son Tractor Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1919