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- Portrait of Edsel Ford, 1934 - Edsel Ford, the only child of Henry and Clara Ford, was president of Ford Motor Company from 1919 to 1943. Among his important contributions to the company were his management of the Rouge plant's construction, his championing of the Model A, and his direction in designing Lincoln automobiles. Ford's philanthropic efforts included significant gifts to the Detroit Institute of Arts.
- 1934
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Portrait of Edsel Ford, 1934
Edsel Ford, the only child of Henry and Clara Ford, was president of Ford Motor Company from 1919 to 1943. Among his important contributions to the company were his management of the Rouge plant's construction, his championing of the Model A, and his direction in designing Lincoln automobiles. Ford's philanthropic efforts included significant gifts to the Detroit Institute of Arts.
- Construction at Ford Motor Company Hydroelectric Station, Saline, Michigan, December 1935 - In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. One plant, constructed in Saline in the mid-1930s, operated until 1947. During World War II, workers here processed soybean oil for paints and plastics and machined parts for Pratt & Whitney engines.
- December 23, 1935
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Construction at Ford Motor Company Hydroelectric Station, Saline, Michigan, December 1935
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. One plant, constructed in Saline in the mid-1930s, operated until 1947. During World War II, workers here processed soybean oil for paints and plastics and machined parts for Pratt & Whitney engines.
- Ford Village Industries in Saline, Michigan, 1938 - In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. One plant, constructed in Saline in the mid-1930s, operated until 1947. During World War II, workers here processed soybean oil for paints and plastics and machined parts for Pratt & Whitney engines.
- May 26, 1938
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Ford Village Industries in Saline, Michigan, 1938
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford began locating small hydroelectrically powered plants in rural southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local people who could maintain farms while working at the factory. One plant, constructed in Saline in the mid-1930s, operated until 1947. During World War II, workers here processed soybean oil for paints and plastics and machined parts for Pratt & Whitney engines.
- African American Grave at Richmond Hill Cemetery, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
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African American Grave at Richmond Hill Cemetery, circa 1935
- First-Aid Hospital at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, 1913 - Ford Motor Company operated an on-site hospital at its Highland Park plant near Detroit. By 1916, Ford's medical department staff included more than 100 people who handled everything from emergency first aid to routine dental exams. Every injury, however small, had to be reported and treated in the hospital to track and improve the plant's overall safety record.
- 1914
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First-Aid Hospital at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, 1913
Ford Motor Company operated an on-site hospital at its Highland Park plant near Detroit. By 1916, Ford's medical department staff included more than 100 people who handled everything from emergency first aid to routine dental exams. Every injury, however small, had to be reported and treated in the hospital to track and improve the plant's overall safety record.
- Ford Tri-Motor Airplane Assembly Line, Dearborn, Michigan, 1927 - Henry Ford attempted to apply automobile assembly line techniques to the manufacture of airplanes, and to build them in large numbers. Monthly production peaked at 25 planes in June 1929. The Great Depression forced Ford to re-focus on his core auto business, and the company's commercial aircraft production ended in May 1933.
- February 07, 1927
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Ford Tri-Motor Airplane Assembly Line, Dearborn, Michigan, 1927
Henry Ford attempted to apply automobile assembly line techniques to the manufacture of airplanes, and to build them in large numbers. Monthly production peaked at 25 planes in June 1929. The Great Depression forced Ford to re-focus on his core auto business, and the company's commercial aircraft production ended in May 1933.
- Edsel Ford's Office, Ford Engineering Laboratory, circa 1924 - This photograph shows Edsel Ford's office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory when it was completed in 1924. Edsel Ford became president of Ford Motor Company in 1919, and he remained so until his death in 1943. Though Ford Motor Company's official headquarters stayed at Highland Park, influence shifted to the Dearborn laboratory when senior executives were there.
- circa 1924
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Edsel Ford's Office, Ford Engineering Laboratory, circa 1924
This photograph shows Edsel Ford's office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory when it was completed in 1924. Edsel Ford became president of Ford Motor Company in 1919, and he remained so until his death in 1943. Though Ford Motor Company's official headquarters stayed at Highland Park, influence shifted to the Dearborn laboratory when senior executives were there.
- Ford Motor Company Model CL-30 Compact Loader Filling a Manure Spreader, 1974 -
- June 18, 1974
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Ford Motor Company Model CL-30 Compact Loader Filling a Manure Spreader, 1974
- Rouge River Dam at Fair Lane Estate, 1932 - Henry and Clara Ford's estate along the Rouge River reflected the couple's dual interest in nature and industry. They hired celebrated landscape architect Jens Jensen to camouflage the hydroelectric dam that powered Fair Lane. His completed design appeared as natural rapids. Jensen's stepping stone bridge and cascades are the most extensive of his renowned river-edge rock creations.
- June 09, 1932
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Rouge River Dam at Fair Lane Estate, 1932
Henry and Clara Ford's estate along the Rouge River reflected the couple's dual interest in nature and industry. They hired celebrated landscape architect Jens Jensen to camouflage the hydroelectric dam that powered Fair Lane. His completed design appeared as natural rapids. Jensen's stepping stone bridge and cascades are the most extensive of his renowned river-edge rock creations.
- The "Vagabonds" Eating Breakfast at their Camp Site, 1923 - Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs embarked on a series of camping trips. They called themselves the Vagabonds, but they camped in style. In 1923, Ford, Edison, Firestone and their wives -- Burroughs had died in 1921 -- traveled to northern Michigan. This photo shows part of the group with their invited guest, Edward Kingsford, eating breakfast.
- 1923
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The "Vagabonds" Eating Breakfast at their Camp Site, 1923
Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs embarked on a series of camping trips. They called themselves the Vagabonds, but they camped in style. In 1923, Ford, Edison, Firestone and their wives -- Burroughs had died in 1921 -- traveled to northern Michigan. This photo shows part of the group with their invited guest, Edward Kingsford, eating breakfast.