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- Drawing, Wright Natural Gas Engine, June 26, 1937 - While reassembling the Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village in 1937, Henry Ford's agents made this drawing of an engine designed and built by the Wright brothers. The shop had no electricity, and machinery was powered by the engine via an overhead line shaft. The engine was fueled by the same city gas used to light the building.
- June 26, 1937
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Drawing, Wright Natural Gas Engine, June 26, 1937
While reassembling the Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village in 1937, Henry Ford's agents made this drawing of an engine designed and built by the Wright brothers. The shop had no electricity, and machinery was powered by the engine via an overhead line shaft. The engine was fueled by the same city gas used to light the building.
- Hearse Shed at Its New Site after Relocation, Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- November 01, 2002
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Hearse Shed at Its New Site after Relocation, Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Interior of Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, 1936 - Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents found and took detailed photographs of the building's interior. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- 1936
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Interior of Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, 1936
Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents found and took detailed photographs of the building's interior. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- Interior of Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, 1936 - Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents found and took detailed photographs of the building's interior. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- 1936
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Interior of Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, 1936
Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents found and took detailed photographs of the building's interior. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- Interior of Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, 1936 - Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents found and took detailed photographs of the building's interior. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- 1936
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Interior of Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, 1936
Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents found and took detailed photographs of the building's interior. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- "Smart Fun Field Trip" at Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village, 1994 -
- 1994
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"Smart Fun Field Trip" at Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village, 1994
- Interior of Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, 1936 - Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents found and took detailed photographs of the building's interior. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- 1936
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Interior of Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, 1936
Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents found and took detailed photographs of the building's interior. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.
- Drawing, Wright Cycle Shop, Dayton, Ohio, 1936 - In October 1936, Henry Ford purchased the bicycle shop used by Wilbur and Orville Wright in Dayton, Ohio. Over the next 18 months, Ford relocated and reassembled the building at his Greenfield Village museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan. Before the move, architect Edward Cutler made detailed drawings of the shop to ensure the project's accuracy.
- 1936
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Drawing, Wright Cycle Shop, Dayton, Ohio, 1936
In October 1936, Henry Ford purchased the bicycle shop used by Wilbur and Orville Wright in Dayton, Ohio. Over the next 18 months, Ford relocated and reassembled the building at his Greenfield Village museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan. Before the move, architect Edward Cutler made detailed drawings of the shop to ensure the project's accuracy.
- NBC "Today" Show Broadcast from Greenfield Village, April 18, 1955 - In April 1955, NBC's <em>Today</em> show came to Detroit, Michigan, to cover the automotive industry. The morning news and entertainment show originated a remote broadcast from Greenfield Village on April 18th. Staff paraded a line of vehicles -- both horse-drawn carriages and automobiles -- past the cameras. NBC reporter Dick McCutcheon and museum curator Hayward Ablewhite provided commentary.
- April 18, 1955
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NBC "Today" Show Broadcast from Greenfield Village, April 18, 1955
In April 1955, NBC's Today show came to Detroit, Michigan, to cover the automotive industry. The morning news and entertainment show originated a remote broadcast from Greenfield Village on April 18th. Staff paraded a line of vehicles -- both horse-drawn carriages and automobiles -- past the cameras. NBC reporter Dick McCutcheon and museum curator Hayward Ablewhite provided commentary.
- Bagley Avenue during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, March 2003 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- March 01, 2003
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Bagley Avenue during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, March 2003
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.