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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Threshing at the Ford Homestead, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1936 -
- November 13, 1936
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Threshing at the Ford Homestead, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1936
- Threshing at the Ford Homestead, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1936 -
- November 13, 1936
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Threshing at the Ford Homestead, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1936
- Watching the Piccard Stratosphere Balloon Launch, Ford Airport, October 23, 1934 - The Piccard stratosphere flight departed from Ford Airport on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. This image depicts a crowd standing in the airport's field in the early morning hours on the day of the balloon's launch.
- October 23, 1934
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Watching the Piccard Stratosphere Balloon Launch, Ford Airport, October 23, 1934
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed from Ford Airport on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. This image depicts a crowd standing in the airport's field in the early morning hours on the day of the balloon's launch.
- 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.
- Watt Canal Pumping Engine in Henry Ford Museum, April 1938 - Boulton and Watt built this engine for the Warwick and Birmingham Canal Navigation Company in 1796. It was used at the Bowyer Street pumping station in Birmingham, England, to pump water on the Bordesley Canal until 1854, when it was superseded by a more modern engine. The engine remained in the pumping station until coming to The Henry Ford in 1929.
- April 06, 1938
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Watt Canal Pumping Engine in Henry Ford Museum, April 1938
Boulton and Watt built this engine for the Warwick and Birmingham Canal Navigation Company in 1796. It was used at the Bowyer Street pumping station in Birmingham, England, to pump water on the Bordesley Canal until 1854, when it was superseded by a more modern engine. The engine remained in the pumping station until coming to The Henry Ford in 1929.
- 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.
- Ford Motor Company Executive Ernest G. Liebold with Albert Einstein, 1941 - Ernest Liebold served as Henry Ford's executive secretary from about 1913 to 1933. He administered nearly all of Mr. Ford's personal business outside of Ford Motor Company. Liebold handled Mr. Ford's correspondence, paid his bills, and managed many of his special projects. Liebold posed with celebrated physicist Albert Einstein for this photo in 1941.
- 1941
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Ford Motor Company Executive Ernest G. Liebold with Albert Einstein, 1941
Ernest Liebold served as Henry Ford's executive secretary from about 1913 to 1933. He administered nearly all of Mr. Ford's personal business outside of Ford Motor Company. Liebold handled Mr. Ford's correspondence, paid his bills, and managed many of his special projects. Liebold posed with celebrated physicist Albert Einstein for this photo in 1941.