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- Boy on Palmer's Dock, Brooklyn, New York, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Boy on Palmer's Dock, Brooklyn, New York, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Engineer and Children on Canal Boat at Palmer's Dock, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Engineer and Children on Canal Boat at Palmer's Dock, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- The Old Club, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1916 -
- circa 1916
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The Old Club, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1916
- Detroit Dry Dock Company Employees, Including Henry Ford, 1880-1882 - During the 1880s, Henry Ford worked in a variety of positions near his Dearborn, Michigan, home. Among other endeavors, Ford helped on his father's farm, apprenticed for a machinist, operated and repaired steam engines, and found occasional work in Detroit factories. This photograph shows him (top row, sixth from right) with fellow employees at the Detroit Dry Dock shipbuilding company.
- 1880-1882
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Detroit Dry Dock Company Employees, Including Henry Ford, 1880-1882
During the 1880s, Henry Ford worked in a variety of positions near his Dearborn, Michigan, home. Among other endeavors, Ford helped on his father's farm, apprenticed for a machinist, operated and repaired steam engines, and found occasional work in Detroit factories. This photograph shows him (top row, sixth from right) with fellow employees at the Detroit Dry Dock shipbuilding company.
- B.R. Brown Service Building at Ford Motor Company Plant, Alexandria, Virginia, 1932 - Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches were located near most major American cities. Ford's first Alexandria, Virginia, branch -- near Washington, D.C. -- opened in 1917. The company opened a new facility on the Potomac River in 1932. The U.S. Navy converted Ford's waterfront factory into a munitions plant in 1942.
- 1932
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B.R. Brown Service Building at Ford Motor Company Plant, Alexandria, Virginia, 1932
Starting in the 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches were located near most major American cities. Ford's first Alexandria, Virginia, branch -- near Washington, D.C. -- opened in 1917. The company opened a new facility on the Potomac River in 1932. The U.S. Navy converted Ford's waterfront factory into a munitions plant in 1942.
- Steamer "Yates" Leaving Her Pier, Steamer "Mary Bell" at Her Dock, Hammondsport, N.Y., 1906 -
- September 05, 1906
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Steamer "Yates" Leaving Her Pier, Steamer "Mary Bell" at Her Dock, Hammondsport, N.Y., 1906
- Resort Sightseers on the Dock of Gus. Trautz's Hotel, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1905
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Resort Sightseers on the Dock of Gus. Trautz's Hotel, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Portrait of Henry Ford at Age 18, Working for Detroit Dry Dock Company, 1881 - Henry Ford struck out on his own, at age 16, in December 1879. In quick succession, he worked for Michigan Car Company, James Flower & Brothers Machine Shop, and -- at nights -- Magill Jewelry where he repaired watches. From 1880 to 1882, he apprenticed at Detroit Dry Dock Company. Each job provided him with new skills and experiences.
- 1881
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Portrait of Henry Ford at Age 18, Working for Detroit Dry Dock Company, 1881
Henry Ford struck out on his own, at age 16, in December 1879. In quick succession, he worked for Michigan Car Company, James Flower & Brothers Machine Shop, and -- at nights -- Magill Jewelry where he repaired watches. From 1880 to 1882, he apprenticed at Detroit Dry Dock Company. Each job provided him with new skills and experiences.
- Arrival of Steamer 'Tashmoo' at The Old Club, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1916 - The luxurious <em>Tashmoo</em> made daily stops at her namesake Tashmoo Park, a popular recreation site between Detroit and Port Huron. The much-loved steamer gained fame when she carried President Theodore Roosevelt, competed in a race against the <em>City of Erie</em>, and survived being ripped from her winter moorings during a 1927 blizzard. She remained popular until sinking in 1936.
- circa 1916
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Arrival of Steamer 'Tashmoo' at The Old Club, St. Clair Flats, Michigan, circa 1916
The luxurious Tashmoo made daily stops at her namesake Tashmoo Park, a popular recreation site between Detroit and Port Huron. The much-loved steamer gained fame when she carried President Theodore Roosevelt, competed in a race against the City of Erie, and survived being ripped from her winter moorings during a 1927 blizzard. She remained popular until sinking in 1936.
- Riverboat "Aquiry" Docked at Fordlandia, Brazil, 1931 - Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- August 15, 1931
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Riverboat "Aquiry" Docked at Fordlandia, Brazil, 1931
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.