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- Advertising Poster, "The California Raisins," 1988 - In the 1980s, the California Raisin Advisory Board brought their product to life as an animated rhythm and blues band. The group's rendition of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" aired on a 1986 TV commercial and left the public wanting more. By 1988, The California Raisins had four albums, a Billboard Hot 100 hit, and a mockumentary about their origins.
- 1988
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Advertising Poster, "The California Raisins," 1988
In the 1980s, the California Raisin Advisory Board brought their product to life as an animated rhythm and blues band. The group's rendition of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" aired on a 1986 TV commercial and left the public wanting more. By 1988, The California Raisins had four albums, a Billboard Hot 100 hit, and a mockumentary about their origins.
- Virginia Oman of The New World Ensemble, Conducted by Ferde Grofe, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. In addition to educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford building offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Outside in the Ford Exposition Garden Court, fairgoers could relax and listen to musical performances by Ferde Grofe's innovative New World Orchestra.
- May 31, 1939
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Virginia Oman of The New World Ensemble, Conducted by Ferde Grofe, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. In addition to educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford building offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Outside in the Ford Exposition Garden Court, fairgoers could relax and listen to musical performances by Ferde Grofe's innovative New World Orchestra.
- Drum and Bugle Corps outside Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Ford Motor Company was a major exhibitor at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. A large exhibition building, bandshell, and Roads of the World experience composed the fair's largest and most talked-about attraction. Ford hosted the Kingston Community Junior Drum and Bugle Corp, who numbered among the more than twelve million fairgoers to visit the Ford exhibit.
- 1934
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Drum and Bugle Corps outside Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Ford Motor Company was a major exhibitor at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition in 1934. A large exhibition building, bandshell, and Roads of the World experience composed the fair's largest and most talked-about attraction. Ford hosted the Kingston Community Junior Drum and Bugle Corp, who numbered among the more than twelve million fairgoers to visit the Ford exhibit.
- "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," 1973 -
- 1973
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"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," 1973
- Henry Ford with the Old-Time Dance Orchestra at His Richmond Hill, Georgia Estate, circa 1940 - In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Ford summered at his Richmond Hill, Georgia, home. Ford brought his Old Time Orchestra there about 1940 to provide music for his old-fashioned dances. He also had Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by the orchestra, teach these traditional American dance steps to the children in the schools he built there.
- circa 1940
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Henry Ford with the Old-Time Dance Orchestra at His Richmond Hill, Georgia Estate, circa 1940
In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Ford summered at his Richmond Hill, Georgia, home. Ford brought his Old Time Orchestra there about 1940 to provide music for his old-fashioned dances. He also had Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by the orchestra, teach these traditional American dance steps to the children in the schools he built there.
- The New World Ensemble, Conducted by Ferde Grofe, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. In addition to educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford building offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Outside in the Ford Exposition Garden Court, fairgoers could relax and listen to musical performances by Ferde Grofe's innovative New World Orchestra.
- May 23, 1939
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The New World Ensemble, Conducted by Ferde Grofe, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. In addition to educational demonstrations and exhibits, the Ford building offered free entertainment and comfortable places for visitors to rest. Outside in the Ford Exposition Garden Court, fairgoers could relax and listen to musical performances by Ferde Grofe's innovative New World Orchestra.
- Gladys Knight and the Pips Performing on the Phil Donahue Show Broadcast from Greenfield Village, May 1973 - Television talk show host Phil Donahue recorded his program from the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village from April 30 to May 4, 1973. The shows were taped inside Greenfield Village's Town Hall and on the Village Green. Among his guests during this week-long visit were Gladys Knight and the Pips.
- May 01, 1973
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Gladys Knight and the Pips Performing on the Phil Donahue Show Broadcast from Greenfield Village, May 1973
Television talk show host Phil Donahue recorded his program from the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village from April 30 to May 4, 1973. The shows were taped inside Greenfield Village's Town Hall and on the Village Green. Among his guests during this week-long visit were Gladys Knight and the Pips.
- Magazine, Emigre No. 9, "4AD," 1988 - Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. <em>Emigre</em> magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- 1988
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Magazine, Emigre No. 9, "4AD," 1988
Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. Emigre magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra at His Winter Home in Georgia, Richmond Hill Plantation, circa 1940 - In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Ford summered at his Richmond Hill, Georgia, home. Ford brought his Old Time Orchestra there about 1940 to provide music for his old-fashioned dances. He also had Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by the orchestra, teach these traditional American dance steps to the children in the schools he built there.
- circa 1940
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Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra at His Winter Home in Georgia, Richmond Hill Plantation, circa 1940
In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Ford summered at his Richmond Hill, Georgia, home. Ford brought his Old Time Orchestra there about 1940 to provide music for his old-fashioned dances. He also had Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by the orchestra, teach these traditional American dance steps to the children in the schools he built there.
- "Farm Aid" Program, September 22, 1985 -
- September 22, 1985
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"Farm Aid" Program, September 22, 1985