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- James Cagney with Two-Millionth Ford V-8, Courtyard of Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - In June 1935, the two-millionth Ford V-8 automobile rolled off the Rouge Plant assembly line. Driven by Jimmy Rooney, a goodwill ambassador for Ford, the sedan embarked on a public relations tour from Dearborn, Michigan, to San Diego, California. Visitors, including some famous actors, welcomed the famous V-8 with fanfare when it finally arrived at the California Pacific International Exposition.
- 1935
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James Cagney with Two-Millionth Ford V-8, Courtyard of Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
In June 1935, the two-millionth Ford V-8 automobile rolled off the Rouge Plant assembly line. Driven by Jimmy Rooney, a goodwill ambassador for Ford, the sedan embarked on a public relations tour from Dearborn, Michigan, to San Diego, California. Visitors, including some famous actors, welcomed the famous V-8 with fanfare when it finally arrived at the California Pacific International Exposition.
- Autographed Portrait of John Wilkes Booth, circa 1860 - Well-known actor John Wilkes Booth--better remembered for the 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln--posed for this carte-de-visite in a professional photographer's studio around 1860. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- circa 1860
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Autographed Portrait of John Wilkes Booth, circa 1860
Well-known actor John Wilkes Booth--better remembered for the 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln--posed for this carte-de-visite in a professional photographer's studio around 1860. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- Raymond Massey Viewing the Abraham Lincoln Chair, Then Exhibited in Greenfield Village, November 1943 - Actor Raymond Massey portrayed Abraham Lincoln in "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" first as a Broadway play in 1938-39, followed by a 1940 film. The story which traces Lincoln's early life through the 1860 election was written by noted playwright Robert Sherwood, and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1939. In late 1943, Massey toured the Logan County Courthouse where this photograph was taken.
- November 12, 1943
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Raymond Massey Viewing the Abraham Lincoln Chair, Then Exhibited in Greenfield Village, November 1943
Actor Raymond Massey portrayed Abraham Lincoln in "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" first as a Broadway play in 1938-39, followed by a 1940 film. The story which traces Lincoln's early life through the 1860 election was written by noted playwright Robert Sherwood, and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1939. In late 1943, Massey toured the Logan County Courthouse where this photograph was taken.
- Photograph Album of the Heinz Girls' 57 Club Banquets and Bowling League, 1922-1930 - Company scrapbooks are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H. J. Heinz Company, includes photographs from the Heinz Girls' 57 Club banquets and bowling league. Other photographs feature the actors and actresses of the Heinz Players group and Howard Heinz with employees at the branch factory in London.
- 1922-1930
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Photograph Album of the Heinz Girls' 57 Club Banquets and Bowling League, 1922-1930
Company scrapbooks are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H. J. Heinz Company, includes photographs from the Heinz Girls' 57 Club banquets and bowling league. Other photographs feature the actors and actresses of the Heinz Players group and Howard Heinz with employees at the branch factory in London.
- Writers Guild of America Strike Picketer Holding Sign that Reads "How Am I Supposed to Act without Writers?," June 3, 2023 -
- June 03, 2023
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Writers Guild of America Strike Picketer Holding Sign that Reads "How Am I Supposed to Act without Writers?," June 3, 2023
- "Photoplay" Magazine for April 1935 - From the beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars. <em>Photoplay</em> was one of the first movie fan magazines. For nearly seventy years -- from 1911 to 1980 -- this publication provided fans with updates on the film industry, the going-ons in Hollywood and glimpses into the lives of the stars.
- April 01, 1935
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"Photoplay" Magazine for April 1935
From the beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars. Photoplay was one of the first movie fan magazines. For nearly seventy years -- from 1911 to 1980 -- this publication provided fans with updates on the film industry, the going-ons in Hollywood and glimpses into the lives of the stars.
- Promotional Image for Production of "Babes in Toyland," July 7, 1977 -
- July 07, 1977
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Promotional Image for Production of "Babes in Toyland," July 7, 1977
- Bar Scene from the Play "Three Men on a Horse," Henry Ford Museum Theater, 1977 -
- 1977
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Bar Scene from the Play "Three Men on a Horse," Henry Ford Museum Theater, 1977
- Film Fun Magazine for July 1919, "The League of Smiles" - From the beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars. In 1911, the first movie fan magazine appeared -- and others soon followed. By the early 1920s over a dozen more were being published. These publications supplied fans with stories and illustrations about film plots, moviemaking and popular film stars of the day.
- July 01, 1919
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Film Fun Magazine for July 1919, "The League of Smiles"
From the beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars. In 1911, the first movie fan magazine appeared -- and others soon followed. By the early 1920s over a dozen more were being published. These publications supplied fans with stories and illustrations about film plots, moviemaking and popular film stars of the day.
- Greenfield Village Players Production of "Cinderella," Henry Ford Museum Theatre, 1967 -
- 1967
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Greenfield Village Players Production of "Cinderella," Henry Ford Museum Theatre, 1967