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- Owen Bombard Working on Oral History Project in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953 - Historian Owen Bombard was hired by Ford Motor Company in 1950 to head an oral history project for the company's newly formed archives. Bombard interviewed more than 300 people who had known or worked with Henry Ford and Edsel Ford. Bombard's interviews provided a more complete picture of Ford Motor Company's first decades -- and of the Fords themselves.
- 1953
- Collections - Artifact
Owen Bombard Working on Oral History Project in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953
Historian Owen Bombard was hired by Ford Motor Company in 1950 to head an oral history project for the company's newly formed archives. Bombard interviewed more than 300 people who had known or worked with Henry Ford and Edsel Ford. Bombard's interviews provided a more complete picture of Ford Motor Company's first decades -- and of the Fords themselves.
- Facsimile of Detroit Free Press Printing Plate Honoring Henry Ford, July 30, 1938 - Henry Ford was not only recognized as an automotive industrialist; during his years in the public eye he was recognized by many civic and corporate associations. This plaque, declaring Henry Ford to be "Detroit's Greatest Citizen," was evidently one gift that was personally significant. Accession file notes state that this resided in, and was later recovered, from Mr. Ford's office.
- July 30, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Facsimile of Detroit Free Press Printing Plate Honoring Henry Ford, July 30, 1938
Henry Ford was not only recognized as an automotive industrialist; during his years in the public eye he was recognized by many civic and corporate associations. This plaque, declaring Henry Ford to be "Detroit's Greatest Citizen," was evidently one gift that was personally significant. Accession file notes state that this resided in, and was later recovered, from Mr. Ford's office.
- George Devol with a Programmable Universal Machine for Assembly (PUMA), 1979-1982 -
- 1979-1982
- Collections - Artifact
George Devol with a Programmable Universal Machine for Assembly (PUMA), 1979-1982
- "Stack Area A" in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953 - As Ford Motor Company prepared for its 50th anniversary in 1953, staff established a corporate archive at founder Henry Ford's former estate in Dearborn, Michigan. (Ford and his wife Clara had passed away in 1947 and 1950, respectively.) The collection moved to another location in 1957 and would ultimately be housed at the Edison Institute--today known as The Henry Ford.
- 1953
- Collections - Artifact
"Stack Area A" in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953
As Ford Motor Company prepared for its 50th anniversary in 1953, staff established a corporate archive at founder Henry Ford's former estate in Dearborn, Michigan. (Ford and his wife Clara had passed away in 1947 and 1950, respectively.) The collection moved to another location in 1957 and would ultimately be housed at the Edison Institute--today known as The Henry Ford.