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- Sales Brochure for 2003 Ford Mustang, "A/X/Z-Plan Centennial Sales Celebration, 100 Years" - Purists panicked at rumors that Ford would fit its iconic pony car with front-wheel drive, but the fourth-generation Mustang debuted for 1994 with a traditional rear-wheel-drive layout. While the car looked decidedly modern, old styling cues like tribar taillights and a grille-mounted horse badge added a touch of nostalgia. The basic design had a ten-year run ending in 2004.
- 2003
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Sales Brochure for 2003 Ford Mustang, "A/X/Z-Plan Centennial Sales Celebration, 100 Years"
Purists panicked at rumors that Ford would fit its iconic pony car with front-wheel drive, but the fourth-generation Mustang debuted for 1994 with a traditional rear-wheel-drive layout. While the car looked decidedly modern, old styling cues like tribar taillights and a grille-mounted horse badge added a touch of nostalgia. The basic design had a ten-year run ending in 2004.
- Advertisement for Buick Roadmaster, "It Makes You Feel Like the Man You Are," 1954 - Buick played heavily on buyers' emotions with this advertisement for its 1954 Roadmaster. The ad included a curious metric, noting that Roadmaster "sells for the lowest price-per-pound in the fine-car field." The two-door hardtop coupe pictured in the ad was priced at $3,373 and weighed 4,215 pounds. That's 80 cents per pound!
- July 10, 1954
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Advertisement for Buick Roadmaster, "It Makes You Feel Like the Man You Are," 1954
Buick played heavily on buyers' emotions with this advertisement for its 1954 Roadmaster. The ad included a curious metric, noting that Roadmaster "sells for the lowest price-per-pound in the fine-car field." The two-door hardtop coupe pictured in the ad was priced at $3,373 and weighed 4,215 pounds. That's 80 cents per pound!
- Dearborn Moldboard Plow, 1947-1950 -
- 1947-1950
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Dearborn Moldboard Plow, 1947-1950
- Powerhouse, Highland Park Plant, Michigan, circa 1914 - One of the nine gas-steam engines installed in Ford Motor Company's Highland Park powerhouse is shown in this 1914 view. Each of these hybrid machines consisted of a gas engine and a steam engine both connected to a single electrical generator. Henry Ford took great pride in the engines, though their hybrid arrangement was not widely adopted elsewhere.
- circa 1914
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Powerhouse, Highland Park Plant, Michigan, circa 1914
One of the nine gas-steam engines installed in Ford Motor Company's Highland Park powerhouse is shown in this 1914 view. Each of these hybrid machines consisted of a gas engine and a steam engine both connected to a single electrical generator. Henry Ford took great pride in the engines, though their hybrid arrangement was not widely adopted elsewhere.
- 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.
- Overhead Crane for Distributing Ore and Coal Unloaded from Ships at Ford Rouge Plant, February 1944 - Iron ore and limestone used at the Rouge were sourced from Great Lakes mines and quarries. These bulk commodities generally were delivered to the plant by lake-going freighters. Large cranes at the Rouge's mile-long boat slip unloaded the materials and moved them to nearby storage bins.
- February 01, 1944
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Overhead Crane for Distributing Ore and Coal Unloaded from Ships at Ford Rouge Plant, February 1944
Iron ore and limestone used at the Rouge were sourced from Great Lakes mines and quarries. These bulk commodities generally were delivered to the plant by lake-going freighters. Large cranes at the Rouge's mile-long boat slip unloaded the materials and moved them to nearby storage bins.
- Port Huron Steam Traction Engine, "Longfellow," 1916 - The late 19th to early 20th centuries saw huge steam engines like this used for threshing grain. They could move over the roads under their own power. Individual farmers generally did not own such machines. Rather, men made a business of moving from farm to farm, threshing grain during harvest time. Joseph Freund of Westphalia, Michigan, bought this machine in 1917 and used it to power a Port Huron "Rusher" thresher-separator in Clinton and Ionia Counties, Michigan.
- December 22, 1916
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Port Huron Steam Traction Engine, "Longfellow," 1916
The late 19th to early 20th centuries saw huge steam engines like this used for threshing grain. They could move over the roads under their own power. Individual farmers generally did not own such machines. Rather, men made a business of moving from farm to farm, threshing grain during harvest time. Joseph Freund of Westphalia, Michigan, bought this machine in 1917 and used it to power a Port Huron "Rusher" thresher-separator in Clinton and Ionia Counties, Michigan.
- Poky the Clown Target Board, 1940-1950 - Players shoot at Poky the Clown's nose in this game made by the All Metal Products Company, also known as Wyandotte Toys. The company produced a range of metal toys, including toy guns. At one time the company was the largest manufacturer of toy guns. This target game originally came with a dart gun and three suction cup darts.
- 1940-1950
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Poky the Clown Target Board, 1940-1950
Players shoot at Poky the Clown's nose in this game made by the All Metal Products Company, also known as Wyandotte Toys. The company produced a range of metal toys, including toy guns. At one time the company was the largest manufacturer of toy guns. This target game originally came with a dart gun and three suction cup darts.
- Game, Task Force, circa 1951 - Guy W. Vitale, a World War II U. S. Navy veteran, patented this game in 1951. Players move ships across the board to their home ports. Along the way, players attack and try to destroy the enemy's (the opposing player's) fleet. The game was produced by a little-known game company in Albion, Michigan.
- circa 1951
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Game, Task Force, circa 1951
Guy W. Vitale, a World War II U. S. Navy veteran, patented this game in 1951. Players move ships across the board to their home ports. Along the way, players attack and try to destroy the enemy's (the opposing player's) fleet. The game was produced by a little-known game company in Albion, Michigan.
- Protest Poster, "Right Now, Today, Every Tomorrow! Justice," 2020 - In June 2020, Detroit-based non-profit letterpress organization Signal-Return responded to the civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd by producing free protest posters for the community. These posters were made in solidarity with the principles behind the Black Lives Matter movement and distributed with the intent that they be carried in local protests or displayed in visible places.
- 2020
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Protest Poster, "Right Now, Today, Every Tomorrow! Justice," 2020
In June 2020, Detroit-based non-profit letterpress organization Signal-Return responded to the civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd by producing free protest posters for the community. These posters were made in solidarity with the principles behind the Black Lives Matter movement and distributed with the intent that they be carried in local protests or displayed in visible places.