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- Henry Ford Driving a Reaper, July 1936 -
- July 10, 1936
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Henry Ford Driving a Reaper, July 1936
- The Abraham Lincoln Chair after Shipment to Greenfield Village, January 1930 - Henry Ford identified with self-made men who came from humble origins -- traits personified by Abraham Lincoln. In the late 1920s Ford began to acquire significant Lincoln-related artifacts including the chair in which President Lincoln had been sitting when he was shot. Ford clearly understood the chair's importance -- this rocker became a symbol of Lincoln's vision and personal sacrifice. Ford had the chair's arrival and unpacking filmed and photographed.
- January 06, 1930
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The Abraham Lincoln Chair after Shipment to Greenfield Village, January 1930
Henry Ford identified with self-made men who came from humble origins -- traits personified by Abraham Lincoln. In the late 1920s Ford began to acquire significant Lincoln-related artifacts including the chair in which President Lincoln had been sitting when he was shot. Ford clearly understood the chair's importance -- this rocker became a symbol of Lincoln's vision and personal sacrifice. Ford had the chair's arrival and unpacking filmed and photographed.
- Thomas Edison Perfecting His Wax Cylinder Phonograph, 1888 - Throughout his life, Thomas Edison continued to develop the phonograph he had invented in 1877. On June 11, 1888, Edison launched a round-the-clock session with his assistants to perfect the phonograph. When he emerged from his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory days later, the exhausted, slumping inventor posed for this photograph with his improved machine.
- June 10, 1888
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Thomas Edison Perfecting His Wax Cylinder Phonograph, 1888
Throughout his life, Thomas Edison continued to develop the phonograph he had invented in 1877. On June 11, 1888, Edison launched a round-the-clock session with his assistants to perfect the phonograph. When he emerged from his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory days later, the exhausted, slumping inventor posed for this photograph with his improved machine.
- First Snowfall in Greenfield Village, December 1934 -
- December 06, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
First Snowfall in Greenfield Village, December 1934
- Coffee Mills, Photographed in 1933 -
- January 31, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Coffee Mills, Photographed in 1933
- 1788 Watt Rotative Steam Engine Being Installed inside Henry Ford Museum, April 1932 -
- April 15, 1932
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1788 Watt Rotative Steam Engine Being Installed inside Henry Ford Museum, April 1932
- Coffee Grinders, Photographed in 1933 -
- January 31, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Coffee Grinders, Photographed in 1933
- Edison Institute Schools Football Team on the Playing Field in Greenfield Village, November 1934 -
- November 16, 1934
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Edison Institute Schools Football Team on the Playing Field in Greenfield Village, November 1934
- Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1938 - This Owl Night Lunch wagon originally operated in Detroit, serving food to nighttime workers. Among its customers was Henry Ford, a young engineer working at Edison Illuminating Company during the 1890s. Ford acquired the Owl in 1927 and moved it to Greenfield Village. Today, it is thought to be the last remaining horse-drawn lunch wagon in America.
- March 11, 1938
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Owl Night Lunch Wagon in Greenfield Village, 1938
This Owl Night Lunch wagon originally operated in Detroit, serving food to nighttime workers. Among its customers was Henry Ford, a young engineer working at Edison Illuminating Company during the 1890s. Ford acquired the Owl in 1927 and moved it to Greenfield Village. Today, it is thought to be the last remaining horse-drawn lunch wagon in America.
- Henry Ford Speaking into Thomas Edison's Ear, 1925 - Thomas Edison was both a mentor and a friend to Henry Ford. While this photograph, taken in 1925, suggests the notion of Ford whispering something to Edison, reality was quite the opposite. From childhood, Edison experienced hearing loss that advanced with age. For Edison to hear him, Ford spoke loudly and directly into the inventor's ear.
- 1925
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Henry Ford Speaking into Thomas Edison's Ear, 1925
Thomas Edison was both a mentor and a friend to Henry Ford. While this photograph, taken in 1925, suggests the notion of Ford whispering something to Edison, reality was quite the opposite. From childhood, Edison experienced hearing loss that advanced with age. For Edison to hear him, Ford spoke loudly and directly into the inventor's ear.