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- Amelia Earhart with the Automobile Received from Chrysler Corporation, July 11, 1928 - Skilled aviatrix Amelia Earhart came to national attention in 1928, when she was invited to become the first woman to fly the Atlantic--as a passenger. Wilmer Stutz flew the plane, with Louis Gordon as co-pilot, as the trio made their challenging--and successful--journey from Newfoundland to Wales. Upon her return, Earhart received this sporty automobile from Chrysler Corporation.
- July 11, 1928
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Amelia Earhart with the Automobile Received from Chrysler Corporation, July 11, 1928
Skilled aviatrix Amelia Earhart came to national attention in 1928, when she was invited to become the first woman to fly the Atlantic--as a passenger. Wilmer Stutz flew the plane, with Louis Gordon as co-pilot, as the trio made their challenging--and successful--journey from Newfoundland to Wales. Upon her return, Earhart received this sporty automobile from Chrysler Corporation.
- View of a 1948 Tucker Torpedo, with Press Release on Preston Tucker's Award from the Museum of Science and Industry - After unveiling his prototype Tucker 48 in June 1947, Preston Tucker took the car on a nationwide publicity tour. At New York's Museum of Science and Industry, thousands of visitors paid 48 cents each for a chance to view the car. Thousands more saw the prototype in Los Angeles, Chicago, and other American cities.
- circa 1948
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View of a 1948 Tucker Torpedo, with Press Release on Preston Tucker's Award from the Museum of Science and Industry
After unveiling his prototype Tucker 48 in June 1947, Preston Tucker took the car on a nationwide publicity tour. At New York's Museum of Science and Industry, thousands of visitors paid 48 cents each for a chance to view the car. Thousands more saw the prototype in Los Angeles, Chicago, and other American cities.
- Ford Engineering Bowling League Championship Team, Ambassador Alleys, April 1944 - Employees of Ford Motor Company participated in a variety of organized after-work sports teams and leagues. Baseball, softball, hockey, golf, and bowling were all played at various times. These sporting events provided recreational opportunities for employees like these Ford engineers photographed in 1944. They also helped build camaraderie among co-workers.
- April 18, 1944
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Ford Engineering Bowling League Championship Team, Ambassador Alleys, April 1944
Employees of Ford Motor Company participated in a variety of organized after-work sports teams and leagues. Baseball, softball, hockey, golf, and bowling were all played at various times. These sporting events provided recreational opportunities for employees like these Ford engineers photographed in 1944. They also helped build camaraderie among co-workers.
- Presentation of the Grand Prize at New York Antique Auto Show, March 14, 1948 - Illustrator Peter Helck was photographed at the 1948 New York Antique Auto Show accepting the grand prize: a miniature replica of the Vanderbilt Cup. Helck owned "Old 16," the Locomobile that in 1908 became the first American-built car to win the Vanderbilt Cup race. Pictured behind Helck's right arm was Joe Tracy, who drove "Old 16" in the 1906 Vanderbilt.
- March 14, 1948
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Presentation of the Grand Prize at New York Antique Auto Show, March 14, 1948
Illustrator Peter Helck was photographed at the 1948 New York Antique Auto Show accepting the grand prize: a miniature replica of the Vanderbilt Cup. Helck owned "Old 16," the Locomobile that in 1908 became the first American-built car to win the Vanderbilt Cup race. Pictured behind Helck's right arm was Joe Tracy, who drove "Old 16" in the 1906 Vanderbilt.
- Edison Illuminating Co.--People--Item 25 - Frank Caddy first came to the Edison Institute museum -- today's The Henry Ford -- as a student at Henry Ford Trade School in 1932. He earned a degree at Detroit Business College and worked his way up through the museum's business offices. Caddy was appointed president of the Edison Institute in 1976 and held that title until his retirement in 1980.
- May 29, 1980
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Edison Illuminating Co.--People--Item 25
Frank Caddy first came to the Edison Institute museum -- today's The Henry Ford -- as a student at Henry Ford Trade School in 1932. He earned a degree at Detroit Business College and worked his way up through the museum's business offices. Caddy was appointed president of the Edison Institute in 1976 and held that title until his retirement in 1980.
- Edison Illuminating Co.--People--Item 27 -
- May 29, 1980
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Edison Illuminating Co.--People--Item 27
- Army-Navy "E" Production Award, Ford Motor Company Somerville Plant, Somerville, Massachusetts, 1944 - Employees at Ford Motor Company's Somerville, Massachusetts, plant gathered for the Army-Navy "E" Award presentation ceremony in the summer of 1944. The prize honored factories that excelled in the production of war materiel and maintained exceptional labor relations during World War II. Only a small percentage of manufacturers earned the award.
- July 19, 1944
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Army-Navy "E" Production Award, Ford Motor Company Somerville Plant, Somerville, Massachusetts, 1944
Employees at Ford Motor Company's Somerville, Massachusetts, plant gathered for the Army-Navy "E" Award presentation ceremony in the summer of 1944. The prize honored factories that excelled in the production of war materiel and maintained exceptional labor relations during World War II. Only a small percentage of manufacturers earned the award.
- A.G. Coulton Presenting Softball Championship Trophy to N. Fuller, 1943 -
- October 01, 1943
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A.G. Coulton Presenting Softball Championship Trophy to N. Fuller, 1943
- Henry Ford II Accepting the Army-Navy "E" Award for Glider Production at the Ford Iron Mountiain Plant, June 21, 1944 - Ford Motor Company president Henry Ford II joined employees and officials at the automaker's Iron Mountain Plant, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, after the plant received an Army-Navy "E" Award. The prize honored factories that excelled in the production of war materiel and maintained exceptional labor relations during World War II. Only a small percentage of manufacturers earned the award.
- June 21, 1944
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Henry Ford II Accepting the Army-Navy "E" Award for Glider Production at the Ford Iron Mountiain Plant, June 21, 1944
Ford Motor Company president Henry Ford II joined employees and officials at the automaker's Iron Mountain Plant, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, after the plant received an Army-Navy "E" Award. The prize honored factories that excelled in the production of war materiel and maintained exceptional labor relations during World War II. Only a small percentage of manufacturers earned the award.
- Mr. Coulton Presenting Trophy to Winning Ford Men's Basketball Team, Ford Rotunda, March 1944 -
- March 27, 1944
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Mr. Coulton Presenting Trophy to Winning Ford Men's Basketball Team, Ford Rotunda, March 1944