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- Henry Ford Museum, circa 1934 - Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- circa 1934
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Henry Ford Museum, circa 1934
Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- "Detroit," circa 1858 -
- circa 1858
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"Detroit," circa 1858
- H. J. Heinz Company's Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905 - The H.J. Heinz Company had humble beginnings in 1869 when its founder began selling horseradish out his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. With a rapidly expanding product line and extensive marketing, the Heinz brand became a household name by the turn of the century. Its main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (seen here), was known as the "Home of the 57" and offered tours for visitors.
- circa 1905
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H. J. Heinz Company's Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1905
The H.J. Heinz Company had humble beginnings in 1869 when its founder began selling horseradish out his parents' home in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. With a rapidly expanding product line and extensive marketing, the Heinz brand became a household name by the turn of the century. Its main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (seen here), was known as the "Home of the 57" and offered tours for visitors.
- "Zoo, Highland Park, Pittsburgh, Pa." -
- circa 1912
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"Zoo, Highland Park, Pittsburgh, Pa."
- Drawing of the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant in Jacksonville, Florida, 1933 - Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in most major American cities. Ford's Jacksonville, Florida, plant opened in 1924. Production there ended in 1932, but Ford continued to use the complex as a distribution hub until 1968.
- November 17, 1933
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Drawing of the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant in Jacksonville, Florida, 1933
Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These plants allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in most major American cities. Ford's Jacksonville, Florida, plant opened in 1924. Production there ended in 1932, but Ford continued to use the complex as a distribution hub until 1968.
- "Manufacturing Plant of Ford Motor Company Detroit U.S.A.," circa 1910 - Ford Motor Company moved into its Highland Park plant, some six miles northwest of Detroit's city center, in January 1910. Designed by architect Albert Kahn, the factory featured steel-and-concrete construction and ample glass to admit sunlight. Administrative offices were housed in an impressive four-story Administration Building on Woodward Avenue. Ford developed its highly influential moving assembly line at Highland Park.
- circa 1910
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"Manufacturing Plant of Ford Motor Company Detroit U.S.A.," circa 1910
Ford Motor Company moved into its Highland Park plant, some six miles northwest of Detroit's city center, in January 1910. Designed by architect Albert Kahn, the factory featured steel-and-concrete construction and ample glass to admit sunlight. Administrative offices were housed in an impressive four-story Administration Building on Woodward Avenue. Ford developed its highly influential moving assembly line at Highland Park.
- Lithograph, "Bird's Eye View - World's Columbian Exposition," 1893 - More than 25 million visitors attended the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. The exposition grounds, south of the city along the Lake Michigan shoreline, covered 690 acres and included nearly 200 buildings representing 46 countries and 43 U.S. states and territories. An adjacent midway, separate from the exposition buildings, featured rides and amusements.
- 1893
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Lithograph, "Bird's Eye View - World's Columbian Exposition," 1893
More than 25 million visitors attended the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. The exposition grounds, south of the city along the Lake Michigan shoreline, covered 690 acres and included nearly 200 buildings representing 46 countries and 43 U.S. states and territories. An adjacent midway, separate from the exposition buildings, featured rides and amusements.