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- Yvonne Prieur in Costume Making Dolls at the Greenfield Village Country Fair, May 1967 - The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.
- 11 May 1967-13 May 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Yvonne Prieur in Costume Making Dolls at the Greenfield Village Country Fair, May 1967
The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.
- Yvonne Prieur Sewing Dolls at "Crafts at Christmas" Exhibition, December 1962 - Yvonne Prieur (1902-2002), a native of Chile, moved with her family to the Philippines in 1929, later surviving the Japanese occupation during World War II -- her husband, however, died tragically in 1945. She moved to Michigan and found work as a seamstress for The Henry Ford beginning in 1949. Yvonne showed off her sewing skills to visitors and coworkers for the next 21 years.
- December 01, 1962
- Collections - Artifact
Yvonne Prieur Sewing Dolls at "Crafts at Christmas" Exhibition, December 1962
Yvonne Prieur (1902-2002), a native of Chile, moved with her family to the Philippines in 1929, later surviving the Japanese occupation during World War II -- her husband, however, died tragically in 1945. She moved to Michigan and found work as a seamstress for The Henry Ford beginning in 1949. Yvonne showed off her sewing skills to visitors and coworkers for the next 21 years.
- Yvonne Prieur Showing Stocking Dolls at the Greenfield Village Country Fair, May 1963 - The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.
- 17 May 1963-19 May 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Yvonne Prieur Showing Stocking Dolls at the Greenfield Village Country Fair, May 1963
The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.
- Yvonne Prieur Sewing Stocking Dolls at the Greenfield Village Country Fair, May 1965 - The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.
- 13 May 1965-15 May 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Yvonne Prieur Sewing Stocking Dolls at the Greenfield Village Country Fair, May 1965
The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.
- Dorothy Johnston and Yvonne Prieur at the Greenfield Village Country Fair, May 1967 - The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.
- May 11, 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Dorothy Johnston and Yvonne Prieur at the Greenfield Village Country Fair, May 1967
The Henry Ford held its first Country Fair event at Greenfield Village in 1951. The program embodied typical features representing America's early country or county fairs. Visitors enjoyed craft demonstrations, concerts, shows, parades, races and contests, engine and vehicle displays, and animal and livestock exhibits, to name just a few activities. The nearly annual springtime program lasted for thirty years.