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- Block City Building Blocks, 1955-1960 - Children love to build things--whether they create imaginative worlds or smaller versions of the real one. Construction toys are quite literally and figuratively "the building blocks of childhood." Playing with them builds physical and intellectual skills--and encourages creativity. Post-World War II Baby Boomers could recreate their neighborhood homes, stores, and offices with this set of plastic building blocks.
- 1955-1960
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Block City Building Blocks, 1955-1960
Children love to build things--whether they create imaginative worlds or smaller versions of the real one. Construction toys are quite literally and figuratively "the building blocks of childhood." Playing with them builds physical and intellectual skills--and encourages creativity. Post-World War II Baby Boomers could recreate their neighborhood homes, stores, and offices with this set of plastic building blocks.
- Print, Assassination of President LIncoln, 1865-1870 - Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin escaping after shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.
- April 14, 1865
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Print, Assassination of President LIncoln, 1865-1870
Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin escaping after shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.
- Souvenir Book, "World's Fair through a Camera," 1893 - More than 25 million visitors attended the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. The fair celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's landing in America. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos to help relive their experience at the exposition. This souvenir photograph book contains images of the buildings, grounds, and "other views of general interest."
- 1893
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Souvenir Book, "World's Fair through a Camera," 1893
More than 25 million visitors attended the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. The fair celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's landing in America. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos to help relive their experience at the exposition. This souvenir photograph book contains images of the buildings, grounds, and "other views of general interest."
- Ford V-8 Fire Truck Tractor with Hook and Ladder Trailer at the Highland Park State Bank, March 12, 1936 - This 1936 Ford Model 51 truck included a fire bell on its front bumper and a large tank behind its cab. The truck hauled a 75-foot aerial ladder manufactured by American LaFrance. "Hook and ladder" refers to two essential pieces of firefighting equipment: hooks to tear down potential fire fuel, and ladders to reach people trapped on upper floors.
- March 12, 1936
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Ford V-8 Fire Truck Tractor with Hook and Ladder Trailer at the Highland Park State Bank, March 12, 1936
This 1936 Ford Model 51 truck included a fire bell on its front bumper and a large tank behind its cab. The truck hauled a 75-foot aerial ladder manufactured by American LaFrance. "Hook and ladder" refers to two essential pieces of firefighting equipment: hooks to tear down potential fire fuel, and ladders to reach people trapped on upper floors.
- Newly Completed State Flour Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1922 -
- 1921-1922
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Newly Completed State Flour Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1922
- "J.T. Slack Shoddy Mills, Springfield, Vt.," circa 1910 -
- circa 1910
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"J.T. Slack Shoddy Mills, Springfield, Vt.," circa 1910
- "Road of Tomorrow," Ford Exposition Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. In addition to viewing educational demonstrations and exhibits, Ford exposition visitors could ride in brand-new Ford automobiles along the Road of Tomorrow. Befitting the fair's "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme, this conceptual highway experience suggested modern techniques for safer, quieter, and more efficient roadways.
- May 14, 1939
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"Road of Tomorrow," Ford Exposition Building, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. In addition to viewing educational demonstrations and exhibits, Ford exposition visitors could ride in brand-new Ford automobiles along the Road of Tomorrow. Befitting the fair's "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme, this conceptual highway experience suggested modern techniques for safer, quieter, and more efficient roadways.
- Interior Remodeling in Progress, Ford Motor Company's New York City Branch, July 1937 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches throughout the United States -- and ultimately around the world. Architect Albert Kahn designed this building for Ford's showroom, parts department, and offices on Broadway in New York City. It opened in 1919, and it was thoroughly remodeled in 1937. Ford sold the building to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union in 1943.
- July 15, 1937
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Interior Remodeling in Progress, Ford Motor Company's New York City Branch, July 1937
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches throughout the United States -- and ultimately around the world. Architect Albert Kahn designed this building for Ford's showroom, parts department, and offices on Broadway in New York City. It opened in 1919, and it was thoroughly remodeled in 1937. Ford sold the building to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union in 1943.
- Garments Knitted for the War Effort by Employees at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, October 1942 -
- October 26, 1942
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Garments Knitted for the War Effort by Employees at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, October 1942
- Ford Foundation Office at Springwells Park, Dearborn, Michigan, 1946 - Edsel Ford and Henry Ford established the Ford Foundation in 1936 to distribute charitable funds to benefit the public welfare. Early foundation projects included Springwells Park, a housing subdivision in Dearborn, Michigan, begun in in 1939. The development included single-family houses, duplexes, townhouses, apartments, and a shopping center -- all designed in the Colonial Revival style.
- May 17, 1946
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Ford Foundation Office at Springwells Park, Dearborn, Michigan, 1946
Edsel Ford and Henry Ford established the Ford Foundation in 1936 to distribute charitable funds to benefit the public welfare. Early foundation projects included Springwells Park, a housing subdivision in Dearborn, Michigan, begun in in 1939. The development included single-family houses, duplexes, townhouses, apartments, and a shopping center -- all designed in the Colonial Revival style.