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- Letter from Highland Park High School Principal to Benjamin Lovett, January 16, 1926 - Like the collections of antique vehicles, farm equipment and cooking implements Ford began to amass with vigor during the 1920s--music was part of Ford's larger vision for preserving the American past. By this time, much of America had left traditional music behind. But Ford never forgot it. And, through Benjamin Lovett's instruction, Ford wanted to share it with new generations.
- January 16, 1926
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Letter from Highland Park High School Principal to Benjamin Lovett, January 16, 1926
Like the collections of antique vehicles, farm equipment and cooking implements Ford began to amass with vigor during the 1920s--music was part of Ford's larger vision for preserving the American past. By this time, much of America had left traditional music behind. But Ford never forgot it. And, through Benjamin Lovett's instruction, Ford wanted to share it with new generations.
- Edison Institute School Students and Faculty in the Dance Room of Ford Engineering Laboratory, May 1929 -
- May 11, 1929
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Edison Institute School Students and Faculty in the Dance Room of Ford Engineering Laboratory, May 1929
- Benjamin Lovett Teaching Dance Class, Lovett Hall, 1944 - Students attending Henry Ford's Edison Institute Schools received instruction in old-fashioned dancing from Benjamin Lovett. Lovett not only taught them dance steps, but also good manners--the dance classes were exercises in social training as well. This photograph was taken just a few months before Lovett retired--after serving as Henry Ford's dancing master for over two decades.
- April 05, 1944
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Benjamin Lovett Teaching Dance Class, Lovett Hall, 1944
Students attending Henry Ford's Edison Institute Schools received instruction in old-fashioned dancing from Benjamin Lovett. Lovett not only taught them dance steps, but also good manners--the dance classes were exercises in social training as well. This photograph was taken just a few months before Lovett retired--after serving as Henry Ford's dancing master for over two decades.