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- Rudy Ruzicska at Muzzle Loaders Festival in Greenfield Village, June 1967 - Greenfield Village hosted an annual Muzzle Loaders Festival for more than thirty years, from the mid-1950s to the late 1980s. The event attracted hundreds of participants, recreating activities from 1830 to 1865. Visitors could see black powder shooting demonstrations and competitions, mid-1800s craft presentations, costume contests, parades, and other ceremonies.
- 24 June 1967 - 25 June 1967
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Rudy Ruzicska at Muzzle Loaders Festival in Greenfield Village, June 1967
Greenfield Village hosted an annual Muzzle Loaders Festival for more than thirty years, from the mid-1950s to the late 1980s. The event attracted hundreds of participants, recreating activities from 1830 to 1865. Visitors could see black powder shooting demonstrations and competitions, mid-1800s craft presentations, costume contests, parades, and other ceremonies.
- Rudy Ruzicska Posing for Muzzle Loaders Festival Promotional Materials, 1969 - 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. When a position opened in photography, he took it, remaining there until he retired in 2022. Rudy also actively promoted the Muzzle Loaders Festival, an annual event once held at The Henry Ford.
- February 01, 1969
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Rudy Ruzicska Posing for Muzzle Loaders Festival Promotional Materials, 1969
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. When a position opened in photography, he took it, remaining there until he retired in 2022. Rudy also actively promoted the Muzzle Loaders Festival, an annual event once held at The Henry Ford.
- Cover of The Daily Graphic Newspaper for January 3, 1880, "Edison and His Electric Light" -
- December 31, 1879
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Cover of The Daily Graphic Newspaper for January 3, 1880, "Edison and His Electric Light"
- Sylvic Gas Light, B. Franklin Coston, Patentee, Washington City, D.C. N.B., Gas Light Generator, 1845 -
- 1845
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Sylvic Gas Light, B. Franklin Coston, Patentee, Washington City, D.C. N.B., Gas Light Generator, 1845
- Presenter Shirley Schwarchoff Using a Spinning Wheel in Daggett Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, July 1983 -
- July 01, 1983
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Presenter Shirley Schwarchoff Using a Spinning Wheel in Daggett Farmhouse in Greenfield Village, July 1983
- First Public Demonstration of Incandescent Lighting, Menlo Park, New Jersey, 1879 (Photograph of Painting) -
- December 31, 1879
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First Public Demonstration of Incandescent Lighting, Menlo Park, New Jersey, 1879 (Photograph of Painting)
- Robert Kaiser Making Hooked Rugs in the Weaving Shop, Greenfield Village, December 1959 -
- December 01, 1959
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Robert Kaiser Making Hooked Rugs in the Weaving Shop, Greenfield Village, December 1959
- Bob Kaiser Using the Jacquard Loom in Gunsolly Carding Mill, Greenfield Village, 1954 - Craftspeople have presented weaving demonstrations at Greenfield Village since it opened to the public in 1933. Over the years, weavers have used several historic and refurbished looms located in the Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill) to create hand-crafted textiles. These presentations and resulting products help tell the story of textile production in America.
- August 01, 1954
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Bob Kaiser Using the Jacquard Loom in Gunsolly Carding Mill, Greenfield Village, 1954
Craftspeople have presented weaving demonstrations at Greenfield Village since it opened to the public in 1933. Over the years, weavers have used several historic and refurbished looms located in the Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill) to create hand-crafted textiles. These presentations and resulting products help tell the story of textile production in America.
- Scrapbook Compiled by Hazel June Ebel, 1939 - Robert Ebel, a teacher at the Edison Institute High School, tutored the 5th and 6th grade students sent to demonstrate in the model machine shop in the Ford exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In addition to teaching, Ebel and another instructor and their wives chaperoned the students during the summer. Robert's wife Hazel compiled this scrapbook to document the group's experiences.
- 1939
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Scrapbook Compiled by Hazel June Ebel, 1939
Robert Ebel, a teacher at the Edison Institute High School, tutored the 5th and 6th grade students sent to demonstrate in the model machine shop in the Ford exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In addition to teaching, Ebel and another instructor and their wives chaperoned the students during the summer. Robert's wife Hazel compiled this scrapbook to document the group's experiences.
- Model T Rides in Greenfield Village, 2003 - Greenfield Village introduced a reimagined Model T ride experience in 2003. Guests boarded cars from a loading station behind the Mack Avenue Plant for a trip through the village. While a few of the T cars were special replicas built by Ford Motor Company for the automaker's centennial, most were vintage automobiles from the early 20th century.
- June 14, 2003
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Model T Rides in Greenfield Village, 2003
Greenfield Village introduced a reimagined Model T ride experience in 2003. Guests boarded cars from a loading station behind the Mack Avenue Plant for a trip through the village. While a few of the T cars were special replicas built by Ford Motor Company for the automaker's centennial, most were vintage automobiles from the early 20th century.