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- Birthday Party for Rudy Ruzicska, November 1959 - Rudy Ruzicska was a long-time photographer at The Henry Ford. He started his 66-year-long career in 1956 while still in high school, working part-time in maintenance and cleaning. Rudy also pitched in where needed. When a position opened in photography, he took it, documenting many of the institution's events, programs, and collections over his career. Rudy retired in 2022.
- November 06, 1959
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Birthday Party for Rudy Ruzicska, November 1959
Rudy Ruzicska was a long-time photographer at The Henry Ford. He started his 66-year-long career in 1956 while still in high school, working part-time in maintenance and cleaning. Rudy also pitched in where needed. When a position opened in photography, he took it, documenting many of the institution's events, programs, and collections over his career. Rudy retired in 2022.
- Airplane Flying over Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931 - Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity, a first-class hotel hosting pilots and travelers transiting through the adjacent Ford Airport. It is noted as one of the first airport hotels. It also served traveling Ford employees and dealers, and visitors to the nearby Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford).
- 1931
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Airplane Flying over Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931
Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity, a first-class hotel hosting pilots and travelers transiting through the adjacent Ford Airport. It is noted as one of the first airport hotels. It also served traveling Ford employees and dealers, and visitors to the nearby Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford).
- Telegram from John Wriston to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, April 5, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- April 05, 1937
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Telegram from John Wriston to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, April 5, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Walt Whitman House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.
- 1937
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Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Walt Whitman House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.
- Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Oliver Wolcott House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.
- 1937
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Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Oliver Wolcott House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.
- Plot Plan Showing Layout of Sanitary Sewer, Colonial Village Development for Dearborn Inn, January 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- January 15, 1937
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Plot Plan Showing Layout of Sanitary Sewer, Colonial Village Development for Dearborn Inn, January 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Plan for Second Floor of Pools and Bath House in the Colonial Village Development for Dearborn Inn, April 1936 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- April 20, 1936
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Plan for Second Floor of Pools and Bath House in the Colonial Village Development for Dearborn Inn, April 1936
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- "Guest Room Packages,," The Dearborn Inn: A Marriott Hotel, 1989 - Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity when it opened to the public in 1931. Initially, the inn hosted pilots and travelers transiting through the nearby Ford Airport, but after the airport closed, it served visitors to Dearborn, Ford Motor Company, and The Henry Ford. Marriott International's operation of the hotel began in 1989.
- 1989
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"Guest Room Packages,," The Dearborn Inn: A Marriott Hotel, 1989
Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity when it opened to the public in 1931. Initially, the inn hosted pilots and travelers transiting through the nearby Ford Airport, but after the airport closed, it served visitors to Dearborn, Ford Motor Company, and The Henry Ford. Marriott International's operation of the hotel began in 1989.
- "The Dearborn Inn Colonial Homes and Motor House," circa 1985 - Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity when it opened in 1931. Initially, the inn hosted pilots and travelers transiting through the nearby Ford Airport, but after the airport closed, it served visitors to Dearborn and Ford Motor Company. From the 1950s into the late 1980s, the inn was managed by the Edison Institute.
- circa 1985
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"The Dearborn Inn Colonial Homes and Motor House," circa 1985
Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity when it opened in 1931. Initially, the inn hosted pilots and travelers transiting through the nearby Ford Airport, but after the airport closed, it served visitors to Dearborn and Ford Motor Company. From the 1950s into the late 1980s, the inn was managed by the Edison Institute.
- "The Dearborn Inn... A Stay to Remember," 1980-1989 - Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity when it opened in 1931. Initially, the inn hosted pilots and travelers transiting through the nearby Ford Airport, but after the airport closed, it served visitors to Dearborn and Ford Motor Company. From the 1950s into the late 1980s, the inn was managed by the Edison Institute.
- 1980-1989
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"The Dearborn Inn... A Stay to Remember," 1980-1989
Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity when it opened in 1931. Initially, the inn hosted pilots and travelers transiting through the nearby Ford Airport, but after the airport closed, it served visitors to Dearborn and Ford Motor Company. From the 1950s into the late 1980s, the inn was managed by the Edison Institute.