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- Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in a 1903-1904 Model A on Ford Motor Company's 30th Anniversary, June 16, 1933 - Henry Ford and Edsel Ford posed for a photograph in Greenfield Village on June 16, 1933 -- thirty years to the day after Ford Motor Company's formal articles of association were signed. Fittingly, the father and son posed in an example of the company's first product: the 1903-1904 Model A. Ford built about 670 of them in its first two years.
- June 16, 1933
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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in a 1903-1904 Model A on Ford Motor Company's 30th Anniversary, June 16, 1933
Henry Ford and Edsel Ford posed for a photograph in Greenfield Village on June 16, 1933 -- thirty years to the day after Ford Motor Company's formal articles of association were signed. Fittingly, the father and son posed in an example of the company's first product: the 1903-1904 Model A. Ford built about 670 of them in its first two years.
- Edsel Ford and Henry Ford with Others on Trial Run of the Lake Ormoc, July 20, 1928 - Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Two ships, <em>Lake Ormoc</em> and <em>Lake Farge</em>, left Dearborn, Michigan, that July. Ford and other executives posed for this photograph on the <em>Lake Ormoc</em> to commemorate the start of the project.
- July 20, 1928
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Edsel Ford and Henry Ford with Others on Trial Run of the Lake Ormoc, July 20, 1928
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Two ships, Lake Ormoc and Lake Farge, left Dearborn, Michigan, that July. Ford and other executives posed for this photograph on the Lake Ormoc to commemorate the start of the project.
- Ford Motor Company Executives at the Rouge Plant Administration Building, November 6, 1934 -
- November 06, 1934
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Ford Motor Company Executives at the Rouge Plant Administration Building, November 6, 1934
- Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, 1906 - Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and, in 1904, moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant. At first, the three-story building seemed too large. One employee wondered if the company could ever use all the space, but his concerns soon seemed quaint. In 1910, the burgeoning company again moved into more spacious quarters.
- 1906
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Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, 1906
Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and, in 1904, moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant. At first, the three-story building seemed too large. One employee wondered if the company could ever use all the space, but his concerns soon seemed quaint. In 1910, the burgeoning company again moved into more spacious quarters.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923 - Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- December 15, 1923
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923
Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- Cartoon of Henry Ford, circa 1935 - Artist Ed Geissler created this caricature of Henry Ford around 1935. It has the auto magnate flanked by two important locations. At left is the shed on Bagley Avenue in Detroit -- where Ford built his original Quadricycle in 1896. At right is the Rouge factory complex in Dearborn -- the heart of Ford Motor Company's operations in the mid-1930s.
- circa 1935
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Cartoon of Henry Ford, circa 1935
Artist Ed Geissler created this caricature of Henry Ford around 1935. It has the auto magnate flanked by two important locations. At left is the shed on Bagley Avenue in Detroit -- where Ford built his original Quadricycle in 1896. At right is the Rouge factory complex in Dearborn -- the heart of Ford Motor Company's operations in the mid-1930s.
- Henry Ford in a 1903-1904 Model A on Ford Motor Company's 30th Anniversary, June 16, 1933 - During an anniversary celebration in 1933, Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford posed for this commemorative photograph in a 1903 Model A -- the first automobile produced and sold by his fledgling company thirty years earlier.
- June 16, 1933
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Henry Ford in a 1903-1904 Model A on Ford Motor Company's 30th Anniversary, June 16, 1933
During an anniversary celebration in 1933, Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford posed for this commemorative photograph in a 1903 Model A -- the first automobile produced and sold by his fledgling company thirty years earlier.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923 - Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- December 15, 1923
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923
Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- Cartoon Drawing of Ford Motor Company Executive P. E. Martin, circa 1935 - P.E. Martin joined Ford Motor Company in 1903. He quickly earned leadership posts in production. Martin made vital contributions to the Model T, introduced in 1908, and to the moving assembly line, implemented in 1914. To the end, Martin preferred spending time on the factory floor rather than in his office. He resigned from Ford for health reasons in 1941.
- circa 1935
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Cartoon Drawing of Ford Motor Company Executive P. E. Martin, circa 1935
P.E. Martin joined Ford Motor Company in 1903. He quickly earned leadership posts in production. Martin made vital contributions to the Model T, introduced in 1908, and to the moving assembly line, implemented in 1914. To the end, Martin preferred spending time on the factory floor rather than in his office. He resigned from Ford for health reasons in 1941.
- Dick Kettlewell, August Degener, and Frederick Strauss, at Ford & Malcomson Company, October 30, 1902 - Henry Ford signed an agreement with Detroit coal dealer Alexander Malcomson to partner in the Ford & Malcomson Company on August 20, 1902. They intended to manufacture automobiles using Ford's designs and Malcomson's money. Their partnership evolved into Ford Motor Company, formally established on June 16, 1903.
- October 30, 1902
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Dick Kettlewell, August Degener, and Frederick Strauss, at Ford & Malcomson Company, October 30, 1902
Henry Ford signed an agreement with Detroit coal dealer Alexander Malcomson to partner in the Ford & Malcomson Company on August 20, 1902. They intended to manufacture automobiles using Ford's designs and Malcomson's money. Their partnership evolved into Ford Motor Company, formally established on June 16, 1903.