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- Sketch of Young Henry Ford II, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
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Sketch of Young Henry Ford II, circa 1925
- Portrait of Henry Ford II for Newsweek, 1979 - Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- 1979
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Portrait of Henry Ford II for Newsweek, 1979
Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- Henry Ford II at Desk with Photo of Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in Background, circa 1977 - Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- circa 1977
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Henry Ford II at Desk with Photo of Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in Background, circa 1977
Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- Henry Ford II Talks to the Press, circa 1975 - Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- circa 1975
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Henry Ford II Talks to the Press, circa 1975
Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- Henry Ford II, 1973 - Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- 1973
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Henry Ford II, 1973
Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- Henry Ford II, 1973 - Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- 1973
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Henry Ford II, 1973
Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- Henry Ford II with Coleman Young, October 1974 - Henry Ford II, Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company, and Coleman Young, Mayor of Detroit, both worked to revitalize the Motor City in the 1970s. Together they championed the Renaissance Center, a massive office-hotel-retail complex built on the Detroit River in the city's central business district. Construction on the $350 million RenCen started in 1973 and finished in 1981.
- October 08, 1974
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Henry Ford II with Coleman Young, October 1974
Henry Ford II, Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company, and Coleman Young, Mayor of Detroit, both worked to revitalize the Motor City in the 1970s. Together they championed the Renaissance Center, a massive office-hotel-retail complex built on the Detroit River in the city's central business district. Construction on the $350 million RenCen started in 1973 and finished in 1981.
- Henry Ford II and Benson Ford Cleaning Steam Engine, circa 1926 - Edsel Ford, son of automotive industrialist Henry Ford, married Eleanor Lowthian Clay in 1916. The couple had four children together. The two oldest, Henry Ford II (left) and Benson Ford, were photographed about 1926 as they polished and oiled a small steam locomotive.
- circa 1926
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Henry Ford II and Benson Ford Cleaning Steam Engine, circa 1926
Edsel Ford, son of automotive industrialist Henry Ford, married Eleanor Lowthian Clay in 1916. The couple had four children together. The two oldest, Henry Ford II (left) and Benson Ford, were photographed about 1926 as they polished and oiled a small steam locomotive.
- Henry Ford II and Architect John Portman with Model of Detroit Renaissance Center, May 1972 - In his final years as chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford II championed the Renaissance Center, a $350 million office-hotel-retail complex intended to revitalize downtown Detroit. The RenCen opened in phases, with the last of its seven towers completed in 1981. Ironically, General Motors purchased the complex in 1996 to house its world headquarters.
- May 15, 1972
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Henry Ford II and Architect John Portman with Model of Detroit Renaissance Center, May 1972
In his final years as chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford II championed the Renaissance Center, a $350 million office-hotel-retail complex intended to revitalize downtown Detroit. The RenCen opened in phases, with the last of its seven towers completed in 1981. Ironically, General Motors purchased the complex in 1996 to house its world headquarters.
- Portrait of Henry Ford II, 1976 - Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- 1976
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Portrait of Henry Ford II, 1976
Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.