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- "Ford Rehabilitation Plan More than 25 Years Old," Ford Press Release, July 1946 -
- July 30, 1946
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"Ford Rehabilitation Plan More than 25 Years Old," Ford Press Release, July 1946
- Camp Legion Opened to Give Occupational Rehabilitation to Disabled Veterans, Ford Press Release, 1944 - Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- 1944
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Camp Legion Opened to Give Occupational Rehabilitation to Disabled Veterans, Ford Press Release, 1944
Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- Portrait of William L. Hughson, circa 1952 -
- circa 1952
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Portrait of William L. Hughson, circa 1952
- Camp Legion School Third Term Begins, Ford Press Release, Auguat 1945 - Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- August 30, 1945
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Camp Legion School Third Term Begins, Ford Press Release, Auguat 1945
Henry Ford opened Camp Legion, near Dearborn, Michigan, in 1938 for sons of dead or disabled World War I veterans. The young men earned steady wages working there seasonally from April-November. The camp's mission was modified in 1944 to include rehabilitation of World War II veterans with disabilities. Veterans learned new skills to help them reenter the workforce.
- "Bonus Vacations Aid War Veterans," Ford Press Release, 1945-1948 - Tens of thousands of Ford Motor Company employees stepped away from their jobs to enlist during World War II. When they returned at war's end, the automaker thanked its veterans for their service in part by offering them bonus vacations with pay. The idea reportedly originated with Henry Ford II, who had recently joined the company's executive ranks.
- 1945-1948
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"Bonus Vacations Aid War Veterans," Ford Press Release, 1945-1948
Tens of thousands of Ford Motor Company employees stepped away from their jobs to enlist during World War II. When they returned at war's end, the automaker thanked its veterans for their service in part by offering them bonus vacations with pay. The idea reportedly originated with Henry Ford II, who had recently joined the company's executive ranks.
- Two-Directional Automation Device at the Ford Motor Company Cleveland Engine Plant, January 1952 - Ford Motor Company built its Cleveland Engine Plant 1 at Brook Park, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland, in 1951. A second factory, Cleveland Engine Plant 2, opened there four years later. The site was well suited to manufacturing, with direct access to railroads and near Cleveland's busy port on Lake Erie. Engine Plant 2 closed in 2012.
- January 28, 1952
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Two-Directional Automation Device at the Ford Motor Company Cleveland Engine Plant, January 1952
Ford Motor Company built its Cleveland Engine Plant 1 at Brook Park, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland, in 1951. A second factory, Cleveland Engine Plant 2, opened there four years later. The site was well suited to manufacturing, with direct access to railroads and near Cleveland's busy port on Lake Erie. Engine Plant 2 closed in 2012.
- Detroit Police Officer Anthony Hosang Talks with Safety Patrol Students on a Tour of the Ford Rouge Plant, May 10, 1950 - Members of Detroit's Houghton School safety patrol listen attentively to traffic safety officer Anthony Hosang. The patrollers are being treated to a tour of Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant -- a reward for their dedicated efforts to keep their classmates safe while traveling to and from school each day.
- May 10, 1950
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Detroit Police Officer Anthony Hosang Talks with Safety Patrol Students on a Tour of the Ford Rouge Plant, May 10, 1950
Members of Detroit's Houghton School safety patrol listen attentively to traffic safety officer Anthony Hosang. The patrollers are being treated to a tour of Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant -- a reward for their dedicated efforts to keep their classmates safe while traveling to and from school each day.
- "Electric Brain" at the Ford Motor Company Cleveland Engine Plant, January 1952 - Ford Motor Company built its Cleveland Engine Plant 1 at Brook Park, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland, in 1951. A second factory, Cleveland Engine Plant 2, opened there four years later. The site was well suited to manufacturing, with direct access to railroads and near Cleveland's busy port on Lake Erie. Engine Plant 2 closed in 2012.
- January 28, 1952
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"Electric Brain" at the Ford Motor Company Cleveland Engine Plant, January 1952
Ford Motor Company built its Cleveland Engine Plant 1 at Brook Park, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland, in 1951. A second factory, Cleveland Engine Plant 2, opened there four years later. The site was well suited to manufacturing, with direct access to railroads and near Cleveland's busy port on Lake Erie. Engine Plant 2 closed in 2012.
- Attaching "Fifth Wheel" Testing Device at Ford Test Track, Dearborn, Michigan, 1952 - Ford Motor Company opened a formal proving ground, located on the former site of Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, in the late 1930s. By the early 1950s, the facility included a water pit, a steep hill, and 11 miles of roadways with varying surfaces of concrete, cobblestone, macadam, gravel, and brick -- complete with potholes and simulated railroad crossings.
- 29 April 1952 - 04 June 1952
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Attaching "Fifth Wheel" Testing Device at Ford Test Track, Dearborn, Michigan, 1952
Ford Motor Company opened a formal proving ground, located on the former site of Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, in the late 1930s. By the early 1950s, the facility included a water pit, a steep hill, and 11 miles of roadways with varying surfaces of concrete, cobblestone, macadam, gravel, and brick -- complete with potholes and simulated railroad crossings.
- 1952 Ford Automobiles on Ford Test Track, Dearborn, Michigan, 1951 - Ford Motor Company opened a formal proving ground, located on the former site of Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, in the late 1930s. By the early 1950s, the facility included a water pit, a steep hill, and 11 miles of roadways with varying surfaces of concrete, cobblestone, macadam, gravel, and brick -- complete with potholes and simulated railroad crossings.
- 15 June 1951 - 10 January 1952
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1952 Ford Automobiles on Ford Test Track, Dearborn, Michigan, 1951
Ford Motor Company opened a formal proving ground, located on the former site of Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, in the late 1930s. By the early 1950s, the facility included a water pit, a steep hill, and 11 miles of roadways with varying surfaces of concrete, cobblestone, macadam, gravel, and brick -- complete with potholes and simulated railroad crossings.