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- Carpenter Dave Shockley and Project Director Peter Cousins Study Plans in the Partially Reconstructed Firestone Barn, May 1985 - In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and disassembly, workers shipped the structures' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. There, craftsmen recreated architectural elements of the barn that had been replaced or drastically altered over the years, made repairs, and reconstructed the building in time for its dedication on June 29, 1985.
- May 22, 1985
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Carpenter Dave Shockley and Project Director Peter Cousins Study Plans in the Partially Reconstructed Firestone Barn, May 1985
In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and disassembly, workers shipped the structures' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. There, craftsmen recreated architectural elements of the barn that had been replaced or drastically altered over the years, made repairs, and reconstructed the building in time for its dedication on June 29, 1985.
- Letter from Richard Gutman concerning Lamy's Diner and Owl Night Lunch Wagon Restorations, February 17, 1985 -
- February 17, 1985
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Letter from Richard Gutman concerning Lamy's Diner and Owl Night Lunch Wagon Restorations, February 17, 1985
- Peter Cousins with Rust Cotton Picker in Henry Ford Museum, 1995 -
- February 13, 1995
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Peter Cousins with Rust Cotton Picker in Henry Ford Museum, 1995
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
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Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984
- Firestone Farm Dedication Ceremony, Greenfield Village, June 29, 1985 - In 1983, the Firestone family donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead to Greenfield Village. The farm had been the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford. On June 29, 1985, descendants of Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone along with former U.S. President Gerald Ford helped dedicate the newly installed farm.
- June 29, 1985
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Firestone Farm Dedication Ceremony, Greenfield Village, June 29, 1985
In 1983, the Firestone family donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead to Greenfield Village. The farm had been the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford. On June 29, 1985, descendants of Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone along with former U.S. President Gerald Ford helped dedicate the newly installed farm.
- Peter Cousins, Nancy Bryk, and Blake Hayes at the Firestone Farm Dedication, Greenfield Village, June 29, 1985 - On June 29, 1985, the newly installed Firestone Farm was dedicated in Greenfield Village. The Firestone family had donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead--boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford--in 1983. Among the invited guests to the ceremonies were curators and staff of Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
- June 29, 1985
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Peter Cousins, Nancy Bryk, and Blake Hayes at the Firestone Farm Dedication, Greenfield Village, June 29, 1985
On June 29, 1985, the newly installed Firestone Farm was dedicated in Greenfield Village. The Firestone family had donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead--boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford--in 1983. Among the invited guests to the ceremonies were curators and staff of Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
- Peter Cousins Speaking at the ASAE Landmark Dedication of the Massey-Harris Model 20 Self-Propelled Combine, April 23, 1982 - The American Society of Agricultural Engineers designated the 1938 Massey-Harris Model 20 combine a "Landmark of Agricultural Engineering" in 1982. The machine, which culminated over 100 years of improvement in mechanical harvesters, provided valuable relief to the labor shortages of World War II. Among the speakers at the landmark dedication, held near Henry Ford Museum's Model 20 combine, was then-curator of agriculture Peter Cousins.
- April 23, 1982
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Peter Cousins Speaking at the ASAE Landmark Dedication of the Massey-Harris Model 20 Self-Propelled Combine, April 23, 1982
The American Society of Agricultural Engineers designated the 1938 Massey-Harris Model 20 combine a "Landmark of Agricultural Engineering" in 1982. The machine, which culminated over 100 years of improvement in mechanical harvesters, provided valuable relief to the labor shortages of World War II. Among the speakers at the landmark dedication, held near Henry Ford Museum's Model 20 combine, was then-curator of agriculture Peter Cousins.
- Peter Cousins with the Massey-Harris Model 20 Self-Propelled Combine in Henry Ford Museum, 1977 - "Combines" combine the major tasks of grain harvest: cutting and gathering the crop, threshing and separating the kernels from the chaff, and disposing of the straw. The Massey-Harris Model 20, introduced in 1938, culminated over 100 years of mechanical improvements. One driver operated the self-propelled machine, which reduced the need for hired help during the labor shortages of World War II.
- 1977
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Peter Cousins with the Massey-Harris Model 20 Self-Propelled Combine in Henry Ford Museum, 1977
"Combines" combine the major tasks of grain harvest: cutting and gathering the crop, threshing and separating the kernels from the chaff, and disposing of the straw. The Massey-Harris Model 20, introduced in 1938, culminated over 100 years of mechanical improvements. One driver operated the self-propelled machine, which reduced the need for hired help during the labor shortages of World War II.
- Mattox Family Home Installation Opening Celebration in Greenfield Village, August 1991 -
- August 08, 1991
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Mattox Family Home Installation Opening Celebration in Greenfield Village, August 1991
- Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984 -
- July 11, 1984
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Firestone Farm Cornerstone Ceremony, Greenfield Village, July 11, 1984