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- Map of Golf Course at Dearborn Country Club, May 12, 1924 - Henry Ford established the Dearborn Country Club, with an 18-hole golf course and a clubhouse designed by Albert Kahn, in 1925. Ford himself was not a golfer, but the club helped attract and keep executive talent at Ford Motor Company's Dearborn, Michigan, offices. Club members purchased the facility from Ford interests in 1952.
- May 10, 1924
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Map of Golf Course at Dearborn Country Club, May 12, 1924
Henry Ford established the Dearborn Country Club, with an 18-hole golf course and a clubhouse designed by Albert Kahn, in 1925. Ford himself was not a golfer, but the club helped attract and keep executive talent at Ford Motor Company's Dearborn, Michigan, offices. Club members purchased the facility from Ford interests in 1952.
- Ford Motor Company Headlight Plant, Flat Rock, Michigan, 1942 - Henry Ford began setting up small-scale factories in towns throughout southeast Michigan in the 1920s. These "Village Industries" employed local people and supplied Ford with parts and equipment. The Flat Rock automotive lamp factory opened in 1923, powered by hydroelectric turbines on the Huron River. Workers produced tens of millions of lamp assemblies before Ford left the factory in 1950.
- July 27, 1942
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Ford Motor Company Headlight Plant, Flat Rock, Michigan, 1942
Henry Ford began setting up small-scale factories in towns throughout southeast Michigan in the 1920s. These "Village Industries" employed local people and supplied Ford with parts and equipment. The Flat Rock automotive lamp factory opened in 1923, powered by hydroelectric turbines on the Huron River. Workers produced tens of millions of lamp assemblies before Ford left the factory in 1950.
- Blast Furnace at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927 - Steel production at Ford's Rouge Plant encompassed every step from start to finish. Two massive blast furnaces operated 24 hours a day to feed a unique process that rarely allowed molten iron to cool before steelmaking or casting. Instead, ladles on railroad tracks waited below the furnaces to be filled with up to 75 tons of the lava-like metal for transport.
- 1927
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Blast Furnace at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927
Steel production at Ford's Rouge Plant encompassed every step from start to finish. Two massive blast furnaces operated 24 hours a day to feed a unique process that rarely allowed molten iron to cool before steelmaking or casting. Instead, ladles on railroad tracks waited below the furnaces to be filled with up to 75 tons of the lava-like metal for transport.
- Technical Drawing, Ford Model A Coupe, March 1928 - Ford Motor Company introduced its all-new Model A for 1928. Eight different passenger bodies were available, ranging from the basic $480 roadster convertible to the $585 Fordor enclosed sedan. The Model A's nickel radiator shell and full-crown fenders gave it a sophisticated look inspired by Lincoln. Ford built nearly 633,600 cars that year.
- March 23, 1928
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Technical Drawing, Ford Model A Coupe, March 1928
Ford Motor Company introduced its all-new Model A for 1928. Eight different passenger bodies were available, ranging from the basic $480 roadster convertible to the $585 Fordor enclosed sedan. The Model A's nickel radiator shell and full-crown fenders gave it a sophisticated look inspired by Lincoln. Ford built nearly 633,600 cars that year.
- Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Coke Ovens, 1927 - Coke ovens at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted coal into high-carbon coke, used in the factory's blast furnaces to produce iron. In 1921, the Rouge's ovens could produce up to 3,600 tons of coke daily. New, more efficient coke ovens opened in 1937. The coking process also produced gas used to heat some of the factory's other furnaces.
- 1927
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Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant Coke Ovens, 1927
Coke ovens at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant converted coal into high-carbon coke, used in the factory's blast furnaces to produce iron. In 1921, the Rouge's ovens could produce up to 3,600 tons of coke daily. New, more efficient coke ovens opened in 1937. The coking process also produced gas used to heat some of the factory's other furnaces.
- Hydraulic Shear at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927 - To produce steel for Rouge plant operations, Ford used ten open-hearth furnaces. The furnaces, each with a capacity of at least 180 tons, resided here in the open-hearth building. These workers used a steam-powered shearer to smash scrap metal into small pieces. The bits of metal joined with molten iron in one of the furnaces and eventually became steel.
- 1927
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Hydraulic Shear at Ford Rouge Plant, 1927
To produce steel for Rouge plant operations, Ford used ten open-hearth furnaces. The furnaces, each with a capacity of at least 180 tons, resided here in the open-hearth building. These workers used a steam-powered shearer to smash scrap metal into small pieces. The bits of metal joined with molten iron in one of the furnaces and eventually became steel.
- Equipment Inside the Radio Beacon Station Building at Ford Airport, September 10, 1926 - Early pilots depended on landmarks, preventing reliable navigation in bad weather. Henry Ford's engineers developed a radio beacon that simultaneously transmitted two Morse code letters, allowing pilots to steer until the separate signals merged into a steady hum. The original beacon station at Ford Airport (shown here) was removed in 1933 and is now on display inside the museum.
- September 10, 1926
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Equipment Inside the Radio Beacon Station Building at Ford Airport, September 10, 1926
Early pilots depended on landmarks, preventing reliable navigation in bad weather. Henry Ford's engineers developed a radio beacon that simultaneously transmitted two Morse code letters, allowing pilots to steer until the separate signals merged into a steady hum. The original beacon station at Ford Airport (shown here) was removed in 1933 and is now on display inside the museum.
- 1903 Ford Model A Roadster in Henry Ford Museum, circa 1934 - A 1934 exhibition at Henry Ford's museum in Dearborn, Michigan, featured this Model A roadster, the first automobile produced and sold by the fledgling Ford Motor Company. In many ways, the original Ford was typical -- it looked like a carriage without the horse. But unlike other early autos, the 1903 Model A had a steering wheel rather than a tiller.
- April 20, 1934
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1903 Ford Model A Roadster in Henry Ford Museum, circa 1934
A 1934 exhibition at Henry Ford's museum in Dearborn, Michigan, featured this Model A roadster, the first automobile produced and sold by the fledgling Ford Motor Company. In many ways, the original Ford was typical -- it looked like a carriage without the horse. But unlike other early autos, the 1903 Model A had a steering wheel rather than a tiller.
- Interior of a Ford Model A, March 1931 - The 1931 model year was the last for Ford's Model A. The final cars featured new radiator shells and, starting mid-year, optional laminated safety glass. Prices ranged from $490 for the standard coupe to $630 for the town sedan. The Great Depression halved Ford's annual production to 541,000 cars -- enough for total 1928-1931 Model A production to approach 5 million.
- March 18, 1931
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Interior of a Ford Model A, March 1931
The 1931 model year was the last for Ford's Model A. The final cars featured new radiator shells and, starting mid-year, optional laminated safety glass. Prices ranged from $490 for the standard coupe to $630 for the town sedan. The Great Depression halved Ford's annual production to 541,000 cars -- enough for total 1928-1931 Model A production to approach 5 million.
- Blackboard Drawing of an X-Engine, 1925 - Blackboards were one of Henry Ford's favorite tools when developing a new design. He used them at least as far back as 1907 when work began on the new Model T. Chalk sketches and drawings could be changed quickly as ideas were discussed. Henry was not much of a draftsman, but he surrounded himself with people who could draw.
- December 09, 1925
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Blackboard Drawing of an X-Engine, 1925
Blackboards were one of Henry Ford's favorite tools when developing a new design. He used them at least as far back as 1907 when work began on the new Model T. Chalk sketches and drawings could be changed quickly as ideas were discussed. Henry was not much of a draftsman, but he surrounded himself with people who could draw.