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- Donald A. Shelley, Executive Director, and Henry Edmunds, Archives Director, Examining Ford Archives Material after Arrival at Henry Ford Museum, January 18, 1965 - In 1964, the Ford Motor Company donated its archive to Edison Institute, with the records from the office of Henry Ford at its core. Housed in over 3,000 boxes and forming an unbroken run of correspondence from 1921 through 1952, the Engineering Lab Office Records are a remarkable group of materials that document more than thirty years of one of the world's great industrialists and his company.
- January 18, 1965
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Donald A. Shelley, Executive Director, and Henry Edmunds, Archives Director, Examining Ford Archives Material after Arrival at Henry Ford Museum, January 18, 1965
In 1964, the Ford Motor Company donated its archive to Edison Institute, with the records from the office of Henry Ford at its core. Housed in over 3,000 boxes and forming an unbroken run of correspondence from 1921 through 1952, the Engineering Lab Office Records are a remarkable group of materials that document more than thirty years of one of the world's great industrialists and his company.
- Rev. Walter J. Schoenherr Speaking at the Henry Ford Postage Stamp Dedication in Greenfield Village, July 30, 1968 - The United States Post Office issued a commemorative postage stamp honoring Henry Ford on July 30, 1968 -- the 105th anniversary of Ford's birth. Speakers at the dedication ceremony, held in Greenfield Village, included Postmaster General Marvin Watson, U.S. Representative John Dingell, and Ford Motor Company Chairman and CEO (and Henry Ford's grandson) Henry Ford II.
- July 30, 1968
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Rev. Walter J. Schoenherr Speaking at the Henry Ford Postage Stamp Dedication in Greenfield Village, July 30, 1968
The United States Post Office issued a commemorative postage stamp honoring Henry Ford on July 30, 1968 -- the 105th anniversary of Ford's birth. Speakers at the dedication ceremony, held in Greenfield Village, included Postmaster General Marvin Watson, U.S. Representative John Dingell, and Ford Motor Company Chairman and CEO (and Henry Ford's grandson) Henry Ford II.
- Barbecue Picnic Catered Event at Greenfield Village, 1960 -
- 1960
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Barbecue Picnic Catered Event at Greenfield Village, 1960
- William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, February 2003 -
- 27 March 2003 - 31 March 2003
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William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, February 2003
- William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, February 2003 -
- 27 March 2003 - 31 March 2003
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William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, February 2003
- William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, March 2003 -
- 27 March 2003 - 31 March 2003
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William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, March 2003
- William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, March 2003 -
- 27 March 2003 - 31 March 2003
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William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, March 2003
- Isabelle M. Jones Grave in Jones-Maybee Family Plot, Lakeside Cemetery, Holly, Michigan, 1925 -
- 1925
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Isabelle M. Jones Grave in Jones-Maybee Family Plot, Lakeside Cemetery, Holly, Michigan, 1925
- Restoration Work on the Ackley Covered Bridge in Greenfield Village, October 2, 2000 - Built in Pennsylvania in 1832, Ackley Covered Bridge was reconstructed in Greenfield Village in 1938. Over the decades, this landmark bridge -- one of the oldest in the country -- became structurally unsound. A major restoration project in the fall of 2000 included draining the surrounding pond, replacing rotted beams, stabilizing the bridge, and implementing measures to prevent further damage.
- October 02, 2000
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Restoration Work on the Ackley Covered Bridge in Greenfield Village, October 2, 2000
Built in Pennsylvania in 1832, Ackley Covered Bridge was reconstructed in Greenfield Village in 1938. Over the decades, this landmark bridge -- one of the oldest in the country -- became structurally unsound. A major restoration project in the fall of 2000 included draining the surrounding pond, replacing rotted beams, stabilizing the bridge, and implementing measures to prevent further damage.
- 1928 Cleveland Motorcycle, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, February 1996 - The Cleveland Motorcycle Company, founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, built lightweight one-cylinder bikes for its first decade. As competing motorcycles grew larger, Cleveland introduced a four-cylinder engine in 1925. This 1928 Model 4-61 also featured a front-wheel brake -- an industry first for Cleveland. The company produced one more model year before closing after the stock market crash of 1929.
- February 28, 1996
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1928 Cleveland Motorcycle, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, February 1996
The Cleveland Motorcycle Company, founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, built lightweight one-cylinder bikes for its first decade. As competing motorcycles grew larger, Cleveland introduced a four-cylinder engine in 1925. This 1928 Model 4-61 also featured a front-wheel brake -- an industry first for Cleveland. The company produced one more model year before closing after the stock market crash of 1929.