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- Cancelled Requisition Form for Roberta Auto Company, Roberta, Georgia, September 11, 1919 - Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- September 11, 1919
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Cancelled Requisition Form for Roberta Auto Company, Roberta, Georgia, September 11, 1919
Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- Century of Progress Souvenir Bridge Set, 1933 - Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this bridge set depicting landmarks from the exposition.
- 1933
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Century of Progress Souvenir Bridge Set, 1933
Chicago's 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to buoy national optimism during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Many fairgoers returned home with mementos, such as this bridge set depicting landmarks from the exposition.
- Contract between James Goold and the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad for Passenger Cars, 1831 - James Goold established his carriage shop in Albany, New York, in 1813. When the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad ordered six passenger coaches from him in 1831, Goold adapted his horse-drawn stagecoach designs to railroad service, using swell-sided bodies and leather thoroughbrace suspensions. The four-wheel stagecoach style seen in Goold's cars was superseded by longer eight-wheel railroad coaches by 1840.
- April 23, 1831
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Contract between James Goold and the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad for Passenger Cars, 1831
James Goold established his carriage shop in Albany, New York, in 1813. When the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad ordered six passenger coaches from him in 1831, Goold adapted his horse-drawn stagecoach designs to railroad service, using swell-sided bodies and leather thoroughbrace suspensions. The four-wheel stagecoach style seen in Goold's cars was superseded by longer eight-wheel railroad coaches by 1840.
- Contract for Purchase of "Old Liberty Bell" Replica for Henry Ford Museum Clocktower, July-August 1929 -
- July 29, 1929
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Contract for Purchase of "Old Liberty Bell" Replica for Henry Ford Museum Clocktower, July-August 1929
- Mezzotint, "Signing of the Compact in the Cabin of the Mayflower," circa 1856 -
- November 21, 1620
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Mezzotint, "Signing of the Compact in the Cabin of the Mayflower," circa 1856
- Cycle Racing Association, Inc. Six-Day Bicycle Contract Signed by Roy Mobeck, 1922 - Roy Mobeck of Chicago, Illinois, began bicycle racing as an amateur in the late 1910s. He participated in and won several local competitions. Mobeck turned professional in the early 1920s, and he competed in six-day races throughout the Midwest. These extreme endurance contests had cyclists riding continuously for six days with only brief stops for food or rest.
- 1922
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Cycle Racing Association, Inc. Six-Day Bicycle Contract Signed by Roy Mobeck, 1922
Roy Mobeck of Chicago, Illinois, began bicycle racing as an amateur in the late 1910s. He participated in and won several local competitions. Mobeck turned professional in the early 1920s, and he competed in six-day races throughout the Midwest. These extreme endurance contests had cyclists riding continuously for six days with only brief stops for food or rest.
- Dealer Agreement Between Ford Motor Company and Markt & Hammacher Company, 1913 - Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- October 01, 1913
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Dealer Agreement Between Ford Motor Company and Markt & Hammacher Company, 1913
Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- Cancelled Ford Sales Agreement for the Felker and Humberd Dealership, Adairsville, Georgia, October 13, 1921 - Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- October 13, 1921
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Cancelled Ford Sales Agreement for the Felker and Humberd Dealership, Adairsville, Georgia, October 13, 1921
Though it operated some direct-sales offices in major cities, Ford Motor Company sold most of its Model T cars through franchise agreements with independent dealers. Each franchisee received the right to sell Ford cars within a specific territory. Ford encouraged dealers by offering discounts and rebates to high sellers. But low-selling dealers risked losing their territories.
- Bridge Tally Set, circa 1925 - During the 1920s and 30s, many middle-class women would gather to play a game of bridge. The card game had recently grown in popularity and bridge parties provided a social outlet. Hostesses purchased bridge sets like this one from the 1920s to coordinate the party and impress her guests.
- circa 1925
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Bridge Tally Set, circa 1925
During the 1920s and 30s, many middle-class women would gather to play a game of bridge. The card game had recently grown in popularity and bridge parties provided a social outlet. Hostesses purchased bridge sets like this one from the 1920s to coordinate the party and impress her guests.
- Correspondence between Ford Motor Company Personell and Roger A. Caras regarding the Ford Aurora in "2001: A Space Odyssey," August to September, 1965 - In 1965, Polaris Productions contacted Ford Motor Company about using the automaker's Aurora concept car in the forthcoming Stanley Kubrick film <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em>. Ford agreed to loan the futuristic station wagon. In the end, the production team chose not to use the Aurora, believing that the car didn't fit with the film's overall design aesthetic.
- 1965
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Correspondence between Ford Motor Company Personell and Roger A. Caras regarding the Ford Aurora in "2001: A Space Odyssey," August to September, 1965
In 1965, Polaris Productions contacted Ford Motor Company about using the automaker's Aurora concept car in the forthcoming Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Ford agreed to loan the futuristic station wagon. In the end, the production team chose not to use the Aurora, believing that the car didn't fit with the film's overall design aesthetic.