Search
- Henry Ford's 83rd Birthday Celebration at Ford Field Park, Dearborn, Michigan, July 30, 1946 - Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946, surrounded by family, friends and admirers. The day was filled with a number of events honoring the automaker. In the evening, thousands of well-wishers joined Ford for a concert and fireworks display at Dearborn's Ford Field.
- July 30, 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford's 83rd Birthday Celebration at Ford Field Park, Dearborn, Michigan, July 30, 1946
Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946, surrounded by family, friends and admirers. The day was filled with a number of events honoring the automaker. In the evening, thousands of well-wishers joined Ford for a concert and fireworks display at Dearborn's Ford Field.
- "Second Annual Mr. Drag King Philadelphia" Event Flier, October 19, 1996 -
- October 19, 1996
- Collections - Artifact
"Second Annual Mr. Drag King Philadelphia" Event Flier, October 19, 1996
- All Halloween Carnival, Albany, N.Y., 1905 - Halloween's superstitious origins gave way to a national celebration of mystery and innocent fun in early 20th-century America. Many communities hosted public celebrations that included festivals, parties, and costumed parades. This photographic postcard is from a Halloween carnival held in Albany, New York, in 1905.
- 30 October 1905-31 October 1905
- Collections - Artifact
All Halloween Carnival, Albany, N.Y., 1905
Halloween's superstitious origins gave way to a national celebration of mystery and innocent fun in early 20th-century America. Many communities hosted public celebrations that included festivals, parties, and costumed parades. This photographic postcard is from a Halloween carnival held in Albany, New York, in 1905.
- Trade Card from Major Robert H. Hendershot, "The Original Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock," circa 1895 -
- circa 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card from Major Robert H. Hendershot, "The Original Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock," circa 1895
- Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936 - The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.
- November 06, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.
- Band Entertaining Soldiers at Percy Jones Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan, April 1944 - In August 1942, the United States Army purchased the former main building of John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek, Michigan, sanitarium. It was remodeled and rededicated as Percy Jones Army Hospital. By the end of World War II, the hospital and its associated facilities were the Army's largest medical installation. Reactivated during the Korean War, Percy Jones closed permanently in 1954.
- April 09, 1944
- Collections - Artifact
Band Entertaining Soldiers at Percy Jones Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan, April 1944
In August 1942, the United States Army purchased the former main building of John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek, Michigan, sanitarium. It was remodeled and rededicated as Percy Jones Army Hospital. By the end of World War II, the hospital and its associated facilities were the Army's largest medical installation. Reactivated during the Korean War, Percy Jones closed permanently in 1954.
- Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936 - The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.
- November 06, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Dealers in Greenfield Village for the Presentation of Farris Windmill to Henry Ford, November 6, 1936
The Ford Dealers of the United States and Canada purchased the Farris windmill in 1935. The Cape Cod structure, built in the mid-1600s and said to be the oldest windmill in the United States, would be a gift to Henry Ford. The windmill was dismantled and reassembled in Ford's Greenfield Village. In November 1936, thousands of Ford dealers attended the official presentation ceremony.