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- "Hi! - and a Happy Birthday to You!," circa 1980 - Gwen Frostic (1906-2001) was an artist, author, poet, entrepreneur, and nature lover. In the 1940s, Frostic bought a printing press and started a printing business doing commercial jobs, but most notably, she carefully carved linoleum blocks to create nature-inspired works of art. Frostic created block prints for the next fifty years that graced her books, note cards, and greeting cards.
- circa 1980
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"Hi! - and a Happy Birthday to You!," circa 1980
Gwen Frostic (1906-2001) was an artist, author, poet, entrepreneur, and nature lover. In the 1940s, Frostic bought a printing press and started a printing business doing commercial jobs, but most notably, she carefully carved linoleum blocks to create nature-inspired works of art. Frostic created block prints for the next fifty years that graced her books, note cards, and greeting cards.
- 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.
- Henry Ford Being Offered a Cake on His 83rd Birthday, Levagood Park, Dearborn, Michigan, July 30, 1946 - Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946. This photograph shows the automaker and his wife, Clara, being greeted by local children and residents at Levagood Park in Dearborn, Michigan. During the stop, Ford was presented with a birthday cake.
- July 30, 1946
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Henry Ford Being Offered a Cake on His 83rd Birthday, Levagood Park, Dearborn, Michigan, July 30, 1946
Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946. This photograph shows the automaker and his wife, Clara, being greeted by local children and residents at Levagood Park in Dearborn, Michigan. During the stop, Ford was presented with a birthday cake.
- "Somebody's Birthday," 1925-1935 -
- 1925-1935
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"Somebody's Birthday," 1925-1935
- Henry and Clara Ford in Levagood Park, Dearborn, Michigan, on Henry Ford's 83rd Birthday, July 30, 1946 - Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946. This photograph shows the automaker and his wife, Clara, being greeted by local children and residents at Levagood Park in Dearborn, Michigan. During the stop, Ford was presented with a birthday cake.
- July 30, 1946
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Henry and Clara Ford in Levagood Park, Dearborn, Michigan, on Henry Ford's 83rd Birthday, July 30, 1946
Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946. This photograph shows the automaker and his wife, Clara, being greeted by local children and residents at Levagood Park in Dearborn, Michigan. During the stop, Ford was presented with a birthday cake.
- Birthday Party for Rudy Ruzicska, November 1959 - Rudy Ruzicska was a long-time photographer at The Henry Ford. He started his 66-year-long career in 1956 while still in high school, working part-time in maintenance and cleaning. Rudy also pitched in where needed. When a position opened in photography, he took it, documenting many of the institution's events, programs, and collections over his career. Rudy retired in 2022.
- November 06, 1959
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Birthday Party for Rudy Ruzicska, November 1959
Rudy Ruzicska was a long-time photographer at The Henry Ford. He started his 66-year-long career in 1956 while still in high school, working part-time in maintenance and cleaning. Rudy also pitched in where needed. When a position opened in photography, he took it, documenting many of the institution's events, programs, and collections over his career. Rudy retired in 2022.
- Thomas Edison 73rd Birthday Luncheon Souvenir Lamp, 1920 - The Edison Pioneers was an association initially composed of former employees who had worked for Thomas Edison. The group, organized in 1918, gathered each year on February 11 to celebrate the birthday of the famous inventor. In 1920, members gathered and lunched with Edison in West Orange, New Jersey. Attendees received this commemorative gift as a remembrance of the day.
- 1920
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Thomas Edison 73rd Birthday Luncheon Souvenir Lamp, 1920
The Edison Pioneers was an association initially composed of former employees who had worked for Thomas Edison. The group, organized in 1918, gathered each year on February 11 to celebrate the birthday of the famous inventor. In 1920, members gathered and lunched with Edison in West Orange, New Jersey. Attendees received this commemorative gift as a remembrance of the day.
- Thomas Edison 73rd Birthday Luncheon Souvenir Lamp, 1920 - The Edison Pioneers was an association initially composed of former employees who had worked for Thomas Edison. The group, organized in 1918, gathered each year on February 11 to celebrate the birthday of the famous inventor. In 1920, members gathered and lunched with Edison in West Orange, New Jersey. Attendees received this commemorative gift as a remembrance of the day.
- 1920
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Thomas Edison 73rd Birthday Luncheon Souvenir Lamp, 1920
The Edison Pioneers was an association initially composed of former employees who had worked for Thomas Edison. The group, organized in 1918, gathered each year on February 11 to celebrate the birthday of the famous inventor. In 1920, members gathered and lunched with Edison in West Orange, New Jersey. Attendees received this commemorative gift as a remembrance of the day.
- Thomas Edison 73rd Birthday Luncheon Souvenir Lamp, 1920 - The Edison Pioneers was an association initially composed of former employees who had worked for Thomas Edison. The group, organized in 1918, gathered each year on February 11 to celebrate the birthday of the famous inventor. In 1920, members gathered and lunched with Edison in West Orange, New Jersey. Attendees received this commemorative gift as a remembrance of the day.
- 1920
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Thomas Edison 73rd Birthday Luncheon Souvenir Lamp, 1920
The Edison Pioneers was an association initially composed of former employees who had worked for Thomas Edison. The group, organized in 1918, gathered each year on February 11 to celebrate the birthday of the famous inventor. In 1920, members gathered and lunched with Edison in West Orange, New Jersey. Attendees received this commemorative gift as a remembrance of the day.
- Thomas Edison 73rd Birthday Luncheon Souvenir Lamp, 1920 - The Edison Pioneers was an association initially composed of former employees who had worked for Thomas Edison. The group, organized in 1918, gathered each year on February 11 to celebrate the birthday of the famous inventor. In 1920, members gathered and lunched with Edison in West Orange, New Jersey. Attendees received this commemorative gift as a remembrance of the day.
- 1920
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Thomas Edison 73rd Birthday Luncheon Souvenir Lamp, 1920
The Edison Pioneers was an association initially composed of former employees who had worked for Thomas Edison. The group, organized in 1918, gathered each year on February 11 to celebrate the birthday of the famous inventor. In 1920, members gathered and lunched with Edison in West Orange, New Jersey. Attendees received this commemorative gift as a remembrance of the day.