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- Ford Motor Company Engineer E.J. Farkas, circa 1940 - Eugene Farkas was born in Hungary and immigrated to the United States in 1906. Farkas, a trained engineer, joined Ford Motor Company briefly in 1907-1908, and then returned as head of Ford's experimental drafting room in 1913. Farkas worked on tractors, experimental engines, the Model A chassis, and B-24 bombers in a long career that ended with his retirement in 1947.
- circa 1940
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Ford Motor Company Engineer E.J. Farkas, circa 1940
Eugene Farkas was born in Hungary and immigrated to the United States in 1906. Farkas, a trained engineer, joined Ford Motor Company briefly in 1907-1908, and then returned as head of Ford's experimental drafting room in 1913. Farkas worked on tractors, experimental engines, the Model A chassis, and B-24 bombers in a long career that ended with his retirement in 1947.
- Robert Fuller and Albert Taylor Discuss the Machine Tool Layout for Ford's Cleveland Engine Plant - Ford Motor Company built its Cleveland Engine Plant 1 at Brook Park, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland, in 1951. A second factory, Cleveland Engine Plant 2, opened there four years later. The site was well suited to manufacturing, with direct access to railroads and near Cleveland's busy port on Lake Erie. Engine Plant 2 closed in 2012.
- 1953
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Robert Fuller and Albert Taylor Discuss the Machine Tool Layout for Ford's Cleveland Engine Plant
Ford Motor Company built its Cleveland Engine Plant 1 at Brook Park, Ohio, in suburban Cleveland, in 1951. A second factory, Cleveland Engine Plant 2, opened there four years later. The site was well suited to manufacturing, with direct access to railroads and near Cleveland's busy port on Lake Erie. Engine Plant 2 closed in 2012.
- Bill Stumpf at His Drawing Table - In 1977, "Julia's Kitchen: A Design Anatomy" was published as the first in a series of "design anatomies" by <em>Design Quarterly</em>. In this issue, designer Bill Stumpf and his team examined how Julia Child -- a chef well-versed in the functions of a kitchen -- designed her own kitchen. Numerous sketches and photographs, as well as hours of interviews with Paul and Julia Child, informed the issue.
- 1990-2006
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Bill Stumpf at His Drawing Table
In 1977, "Julia's Kitchen: A Design Anatomy" was published as the first in a series of "design anatomies" by Design Quarterly. In this issue, designer Bill Stumpf and his team examined how Julia Child -- a chef well-versed in the functions of a kitchen -- designed her own kitchen. Numerous sketches and photographs, as well as hours of interviews with Paul and Julia Child, informed the issue.
- Eugene Farkas with other Engineers and Designers in a Drafting Room at the Ford Piquette Plant, 1908 - Eugene Farkas was born in Hungary and immigrated to the United States in 1906. Farkas, a trained engineer, joined Ford Motor Company briefly in 1907-1908, and then returned as head of Ford's experimental drafting room in 1913. Farkas worked on tractors, experimental engines, the Model A chassis, and B-24 bombers in a long career that ended with his retirement in 1947.
- 1908
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Eugene Farkas with other Engineers and Designers in a Drafting Room at the Ford Piquette Plant, 1908
Eugene Farkas was born in Hungary and immigrated to the United States in 1906. Farkas, a trained engineer, joined Ford Motor Company briefly in 1907-1908, and then returned as head of Ford's experimental drafting room in 1913. Farkas worked on tractors, experimental engines, the Model A chassis, and B-24 bombers in a long career that ended with his retirement in 1947.
- Drafting Room at Ford Motor Company Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, March 1930 - Built in 1923-1924, the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan, housed the automaker's tool design, production engineering and experimental engineering research departments. Henry Ford had an office there and, throughout his lifetime, the lab was the true heart of Ford Motor Company. The facility was expanded and remodeled several times over the years.
- March 05, 1930
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Drafting Room at Ford Motor Company Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, March 1930
Built in 1923-1924, the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan, housed the automaker's tool design, production engineering and experimental engineering research departments. Henry Ford had an office there and, throughout his lifetime, the lab was the true heart of Ford Motor Company. The facility was expanded and remodeled several times over the years.
- Drafting Room at Ford Motor Company Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, March 1925 - Built in 1923-1924, the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan, housed the automaker's tool design, production engineering and experimental engineering research departments. Henry Ford had an office there and, throughout his lifetime, the lab was the true heart of Ford Motor Company. The facility was expanded and remodeled several times over the years.
- March 23, 1925
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Drafting Room at Ford Motor Company Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, March 1925
Built in 1923-1924, the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan, housed the automaker's tool design, production engineering and experimental engineering research departments. Henry Ford had an office there and, throughout his lifetime, the lab was the true heart of Ford Motor Company. The facility was expanded and remodeled several times over the years.
- Ford Motor Company Design Department, March 1939 -
- March 23, 1939
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Ford Motor Company Design Department, March 1939
- Ford Motor Company Engineering Staff in Main Drafting Room, circa 1952 -
- circa 1952
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Ford Motor Company Engineering Staff in Main Drafting Room, circa 1952
- Ford Motor Company Design Department, March 1939 -
- March 23, 1939
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Ford Motor Company Design Department, March 1939