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- Music Sheet, "It's the High Wave of the Tide It's a Ford," 1929 -
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Music Sheet, "It's the High Wave of the Tide It's a Ford," 1929
- Certificate Verifying Solomon Salisbury's Status as a Free Man, April 27, 1811 -
- April 27, 1811
- Collections - Artifact
Certificate Verifying Solomon Salisbury's Status as a Free Man, April 27, 1811
- Layout Map of Ford Road and Greenfield Road, Dearborn, Michigan, 1920-1922 -
- 1920-1922
- Collections - Artifact
Layout Map of Ford Road and Greenfield Road, Dearborn, Michigan, 1920-1922
- Pacemaker "59" Engine, 1946-1947 - Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. This Pacemaker "59" race engine was produced by Pacemaker Engines of New York, New York. "59" refers to its displacement of .594 cubic inches.
- 1946-1947
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Pacemaker "59" Engine, 1946-1947
Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. This Pacemaker "59" race engine was produced by Pacemaker Engines of New York, New York. "59" refers to its displacement of .594 cubic inches.
- Program, "Mendelssohn Quintette Club Concert," Young Men's Hall, Detroit, Michigan, November 7, 1871 -
- November 07, 1871
- Collections - Artifact
Program, "Mendelssohn Quintette Club Concert," Young Men's Hall, Detroit, Michigan, November 7, 1871
- "In Nature's Laboratory : Commemorating Our Vacation Trip of 1916, August 28th to September 9th" - The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs -- enjoyed their annual camping trips taken from 1916 to 1924. Burroughs chronicled the group's 1916 journey in the elaborate scrapbook <em>In Nature's Laboratory</em>. Burroughs, Edison, and Firestone traveled through the Adirondack Mountains and Vermont. Ford couldn't make the trip that year.
- 28 August 1916-09 September 1916
- Collections - Artifact
"In Nature's Laboratory : Commemorating Our Vacation Trip of 1916, August 28th to September 9th"
The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs -- enjoyed their annual camping trips taken from 1916 to 1924. Burroughs chronicled the group's 1916 journey in the elaborate scrapbook In Nature's Laboratory. Burroughs, Edison, and Firestone traveled through the Adirondack Mountains and Vermont. Ford couldn't make the trip that year.
- Don't Leave Your Mother, 1909 -
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Don't Leave Your Mother, 1909
- Music Sheet, "Take Your Girlie to the Movies (If You Can't Make Love at Home)," 1919 - By the 1920s, motion pictures became the dominant form of public entertainment--Hollywood and the movie industry reached new heights of popularity. When the first all-talking movies debuted in 1929, attendance nearly doubled. Shown in theaters nationwide, movies created a widely shared experience among moviegoers. Films influenced American culture at all levels, from manners and morals, to speech, fashions, and social and ethical values.
- 1919
- Collections - Artifact
Music Sheet, "Take Your Girlie to the Movies (If You Can't Make Love at Home)," 1919
By the 1920s, motion pictures became the dominant form of public entertainment--Hollywood and the movie industry reached new heights of popularity. When the first all-talking movies debuted in 1929, attendance nearly doubled. Shown in theaters nationwide, movies created a widely shared experience among moviegoers. Films influenced American culture at all levels, from manners and morals, to speech, fashions, and social and ethical values.
- "Guide Map of Detroit," 1878 -
- 1878
- Collections - Artifact
"Guide Map of Detroit," 1878
- "Dixie Highway, U.S. 25," circa 1950 - This brochure from about 1950 uses the more familiar trail name for Route 25 from Michigan to Florida -- the Dixie Highway.
- circa 1950
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"Dixie Highway, U.S. 25," circa 1950
This brochure from about 1950 uses the more familiar trail name for Route 25 from Michigan to Florida -- the Dixie Highway.