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- NASA Crawler-Transporter #1, Used to Carry Apollo/Saturn V Launch Vehicle -
- 1967-1973
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NASA Crawler-Transporter #1, Used to Carry Apollo/Saturn V Launch Vehicle
- Detroit Public Library, May 2, 1947 - Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) amassed an immense fortune from railroads, oil, and steel. He devoted his later years to philanthropy. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie donated more than $40 million to build 1,679 new libraries in communities of all sizes across America. This library building, funded by a Carnegie grant and designed by New York City architect Cass Gilbert, opened in 1921 in Detroit, Michigan.
- May 02, 1947
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Detroit Public Library, May 2, 1947
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) amassed an immense fortune from railroads, oil, and steel. He devoted his later years to philanthropy. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie donated more than $40 million to build 1,679 new libraries in communities of all sizes across America. This library building, funded by a Carnegie grant and designed by New York City architect Cass Gilbert, opened in 1921 in Detroit, Michigan.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Richmond, California, September 15, 1931 - Ford Motor Company opened an Albert Kahn-designed assembly plant in Richmond, California, in 1930. During World War II, employees at the factory built tanks, jeeps, and other military vehicles. Ford closed the Richmond plant in 1956. Today it houses private businesses and a visitor center for Rosie the Riveter / World War II Home Front National Historical Park.
- September 15, 1931
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Richmond, California, September 15, 1931
Ford Motor Company opened an Albert Kahn-designed assembly plant in Richmond, California, in 1930. During World War II, employees at the factory built tanks, jeeps, and other military vehicles. Ford closed the Richmond plant in 1956. Today it houses private businesses and a visitor center for Rosie the Riveter / World War II Home Front National Historical Park.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Sawmill, L'Anse, Michigan, August 1946 - In pursuit of self-sufficient automobile manufacture, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company purchased over 313,000 acres of timberland for logging in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Ford established several remote milling sites, including this one at L'Anse on Keweenaw Bay. Lumber produced here was shipped to a plant at Iron Mountain and made into parts for Ford automobiles.
- August 06, 1946
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Sawmill, L'Anse, Michigan, August 1946
In pursuit of self-sufficient automobile manufacture, Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company purchased over 313,000 acres of timberland for logging in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Ford established several remote milling sites, including this one at L'Anse on Keweenaw Bay. Lumber produced here was shipped to a plant at Iron Mountain and made into parts for Ford automobiles.
- Aerial Drawing of Ford Motor Company Branch in Mexico City, Mexico, March 5, 1931 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford opened its first Mexico City, Mexico, assembly plant in 1926. It was replaced in 1932 by the larger factory seen here. A century later, Ford's expanded Mexican facilities were producing vehicles for export to the United States.
- March 05, 1931
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Aerial Drawing of Ford Motor Company Branch in Mexico City, Mexico, March 5, 1931
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford opened its first Mexico City, Mexico, assembly plant in 1926. It was replaced in 1932 by the larger factory seen here. A century later, Ford's expanded Mexican facilities were producing vehicles for export to the United States.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Yokohama, Japan, March 20, 1943 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford established an assembly plant in Yokohama, Japan, in 1922. After Japan's devastating Great Kanto earthquake of 1923, workers at the Yokohama plant produced 1,000 small buses, built on Model T chassis, to restore transportation in nearby Tokyo.
- March 20, 1943
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Yokohama, Japan, March 20, 1943
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford established an assembly plant in Yokohama, Japan, in 1922. After Japan's devastating Great Kanto earthquake of 1923, workers at the Yokohama plant produced 1,000 small buses, built on Model T chassis, to restore transportation in nearby Tokyo.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Asnieres, France, March 12, 1926 - Ford Motor Company operated sales branches and assembly plants in cities around the world. The company's factory in Asnieres, France, opened near Paris in 1925. Ford cars sold reasonably well in France, but the company faced strong competition from French automakers Citroen, Renault, and Peugeot. The Asnieres plant was sold in 1941 as Ford's French operations were consolidated at Poissy.
- March 12, 1926
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Asnieres, France, March 12, 1926
Ford Motor Company operated sales branches and assembly plants in cities around the world. The company's factory in Asnieres, France, opened near Paris in 1925. Ford cars sold reasonably well in France, but the company faced strong competition from French automakers Citroen, Renault, and Peugeot. The Asnieres plant was sold in 1941 as Ford's French operations were consolidated at Poissy.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Helsingfors [Helsinki], Finland, February 3, 1947 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford established its Finnish subsidiary, Ford Motor Company of Finland, in 1926. This photograph shows the company's branch in Helsinki, Finland. The city is called Helsingfors by Finland's Swedish-language speakers.
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- February 03, 1947
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Helsingfors [Helsinki], Finland, February 3, 1947
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches, as well as assembly plants, in cities around the world. Ford established its Finnish subsidiary, Ford Motor Company of Finland, in 1926. This photograph shows the company's branch in Helsinki, Finland. The city is called Helsingfors by Finland's Swedish-language speakers.
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Rouge Complex, Dearborn, Michigan, 1930 - This aerial view shows Ford Motor Company's sprawling Rouge plant--the largest, most efficient manufacturing complex of its time. Ford established its administrative headquarters here in 1928, around the same time the company began manufacturing automobiles from start to finish at the plant. The Rouge became not only central to Ford's operation but an icon of modern industrial efficiency.
- September 09, 1930
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Rouge Complex, Dearborn, Michigan, 1930
This aerial view shows Ford Motor Company's sprawling Rouge plant--the largest, most efficient manufacturing complex of its time. Ford established its administrative headquarters here in 1928, around the same time the company began manufacturing automobiles from start to finish at the plant. The Rouge became not only central to Ford's operation but an icon of modern industrial efficiency.
- Aerial View of Rouge Plant Showing UAW Activists, December 23, 1937 - The struggle to unionize Ford Motor Company workers was long and--at times--violent. This aerial photograph shows a United Auto Workers (UAW) demonstration at Ford's Rouge Plant in December 1937. Three and a half years later, following a turbulent ten-day strike in April 1941, Ford became the last major automotive manufacturer to recognize the UAW and agree to a union contract.
- December 23, 1937
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Aerial View of Rouge Plant Showing UAW Activists, December 23, 1937
The struggle to unionize Ford Motor Company workers was long and--at times--violent. This aerial photograph shows a United Auto Workers (UAW) demonstration at Ford's Rouge Plant in December 1937. Three and a half years later, following a turbulent ten-day strike in April 1941, Ford became the last major automotive manufacturer to recognize the UAW and agree to a union contract.