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- Construction of Wall Between Ford Motor Company Test Track and Greenfield Village (Village Road), October 1951 - Ford Motor Company opened a formal proving ground, located on the former site of Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, in the late 1930s. By the early 1950s, the facility included a water pit, a steep hill, and 11 miles of roadways with varying surfaces of concrete, cobblestone, macadam, gravel, and brick -- complete with potholes and simulated railroad crossings.
- October 18, 1951
- Collections - Artifact
Construction of Wall Between Ford Motor Company Test Track and Greenfield Village (Village Road), October 1951
Ford Motor Company opened a formal proving ground, located on the former site of Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, in the late 1930s. By the early 1950s, the facility included a water pit, a steep hill, and 11 miles of roadways with varying surfaces of concrete, cobblestone, macadam, gravel, and brick -- complete with potholes and simulated railroad crossings.
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
- Collections - Artifact
Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Etching Proof from a Thomas Nast Drawing, "St. Valentine's Day, Building Castles in the Air," 1870 - Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was an influential illustrator and political cartoonist. Though he is best known for the creation of our modern image of Santa Claus, Nast created many endearing illustrations depicting other legendary characters. This image, originally published in the February 26, 1870, issue of <em>Harper's Bazar</em>, depicts cupid-like workers forever "building castles in the air."
- February 26, 1870
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Etching Proof from a Thomas Nast Drawing, "St. Valentine's Day, Building Castles in the Air," 1870
Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was an influential illustrator and political cartoonist. Though he is best known for the creation of our modern image of Santa Claus, Nast created many endearing illustrations depicting other legendary characters. This image, originally published in the February 26, 1870, issue of Harper's Bazar, depicts cupid-like workers forever "building castles in the air."
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
- Collections - Artifact
Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
- Collections - Artifact
Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
- Collections - Artifact
Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
- Collections - Artifact
Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
- Collections - Artifact
Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
- Collections - Artifact
Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
- Collections - Artifact
Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984