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- Henry Ford on His 80th Birthday, U. S. Naval Training School at the Ford Rouge Plant, July 1943 - Personnel at the United States Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan, invited Henry Ford to celebrate his 80th birthday at the base. Ford was feted with gifts, a military drill, and a large cake modeled after the school buildings. The school -- built on land at Ford's Rouge Plant and leased to the Navy -- trained thousands of recruits in various skilled trades during World War II.

- July 28, 1943
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Henry Ford on His 80th Birthday, U. S. Naval Training School at the Ford Rouge Plant, July 1943
Personnel at the United States Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan, invited Henry Ford to celebrate his 80th birthday at the base. Ford was feted with gifts, a military drill, and a large cake modeled after the school buildings. The school -- built on land at Ford's Rouge Plant and leased to the Navy -- trained thousands of recruits in various skilled trades during World War II.
- Cake for Henry Ford's 75th Birthday Celebration at Fair Lane, July 1938 - Henry Ford turned 75 years old on July 30, 1938. He and his wife Clara visited Greenfield Village to mark the occasion. The couple also celebrated with flowers and cake at their nearby Fair Lane estate in Dearborn, Michigan.

- July 30, 1938
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Cake for Henry Ford's 75th Birthday Celebration at Fair Lane, July 1938
Henry Ford turned 75 years old on July 30, 1938. He and his wife Clara visited Greenfield Village to mark the occasion. The couple also celebrated with flowers and cake at their nearby Fair Lane estate in Dearborn, Michigan.
- "Happy Birthday" by Lillian F. Schwartz, circa 1955 - Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.

- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
"Happy Birthday" by Lillian F. Schwartz, circa 1955
Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.