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- Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives at Ford Engineering Laboratory, 1938 - R.H. Schmidt -- head of purchasing at Ford Motor Company's Cologne, Germany, plant -- took this photo of Henry Ford and senior executives while Schmidt was visiting Ford's Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. At left are vice president of manufacturing P.E. Martin and production superintendent Charles Sorensen. Henry Ford is at far right.
- 1938
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Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives at Ford Engineering Laboratory, 1938
R.H. Schmidt -- head of purchasing at Ford Motor Company's Cologne, Germany, plant -- took this photo of Henry Ford and senior executives while Schmidt was visiting Ford's Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. At left are vice president of manufacturing P.E. Martin and production superintendent Charles Sorensen. Henry Ford is at far right.
- 1,000,000th Vehicle Built at Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Lorain, Ohio, April 3, 1962 - Ford Motor Company opened an assembly plant in Lorain, Ohio, in 1958. Over the years, the factory manufactured various Ford and Mercury models. On April 3, 1962, employees celebrated production of the plant's one millionth vehicle: a Ford Econoline van. Workers at Lorain built another seven million vehicles before the plant closed in 2005.
- April 03, 1962
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1,000,000th Vehicle Built at Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, Lorain, Ohio, April 3, 1962
Ford Motor Company opened an assembly plant in Lorain, Ohio, in 1958. Over the years, the factory manufactured various Ford and Mercury models. On April 3, 1962, employees celebrated production of the plant's one millionth vehicle: a Ford Econoline van. Workers at Lorain built another seven million vehicles before the plant closed in 2005.
- Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Examining Tire in Laboratory, circa 1935 - Henry Ford and Edsel Ford were photographed inspecting a tire circa 1935. Ford Motor Company began construction of its own tire plant, at the Rouge factory complex, in 1937. Two years later, the plant was turning out as many as 16,000 tires each day. Nearly eight million "Ford" branded tires were made before World War II ended production in 1942.
- circa 1935
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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Examining Tire in Laboratory, circa 1935
Henry Ford and Edsel Ford were photographed inspecting a tire circa 1935. Ford Motor Company began construction of its own tire plant, at the Rouge factory complex, in 1937. Two years later, the plant was turning out as many as 16,000 tires each day. Nearly eight million "Ford" branded tires were made before World War II ended production in 1942.
- Ford of India Executive, Roads of the World Exhibit, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - Ford Motor Company's exhibit at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition in 1934 included "Roads of the World," where fairgoers could tour reproductions of famous roadways in brand new Fords. Here, a Ford of India executive poses near a recreated section of South Asia's historic Grand Trunk Road.
- 1934
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Ford of India Executive, Roads of the World Exhibit, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
Ford Motor Company's exhibit at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition in 1934 included "Roads of the World," where fairgoers could tour reproductions of famous roadways in brand new Fords. Here, a Ford of India executive poses near a recreated section of South Asia's historic Grand Trunk Road.
- Portrait of Vladimir. K. Zworykin, 1930-1950 - Vladimir Zworykin was an early pioneer of television development, employed by Westinghouse and the Radio Corporation of America. Zworykin's iconoscope and kinescope picture tubes were breakthroughs in television history. Together they allowed electronic television to become a viable technology. Zworykin also headed the creation of the electron microscope and infrared tubes used in night vision "sniperscopes" during WWII.
- 1930-1950
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Portrait of Vladimir. K. Zworykin, 1930-1950
Vladimir Zworykin was an early pioneer of television development, employed by Westinghouse and the Radio Corporation of America. Zworykin's iconoscope and kinescope picture tubes were breakthroughs in television history. Together they allowed electronic television to become a viable technology. Zworykin also headed the creation of the electron microscope and infrared tubes used in night vision "sniperscopes" during WWII.
- Willis Franklyn Ward Working as Supervisor for Racial Integration at Ford Motor Company, September 1939 - Willis Ward was a star athlete at the University of Michigan. But a racist incident in 1934, when Georgia Tech's football coach refused to play against Ward, changed his life's direction. From 1935-1947, Ward worked at Ford Motor Company, where he headed racial integration efforts. He earned a law degree and later served as a probate judge in Wayne County, Michigan.
- September 12, 1939
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Willis Franklyn Ward Working as Supervisor for Racial Integration at Ford Motor Company, September 1939
Willis Ward was a star athlete at the University of Michigan. But a racist incident in 1934, when Georgia Tech's football coach refused to play against Ward, changed his life's direction. From 1935-1947, Ward worked at Ford Motor Company, where he headed racial integration efforts. He earned a law degree and later served as a probate judge in Wayne County, Michigan.
- Henry Ford, Tex Rickard, and Edsel Ford with a 1928 Ford Model A at the Ford Industrial Exposition, New York City, January 1928 - Henry Ford and Edsel Ford introduced the Model A in December 1927. After 19 years of Model T production, the public was eager for Ford Motor Company's new car. Sports promoter Tex Rickard went to see a Model A -- and to pose for a photo with the Fords -- in New York City.
- January 01, 1928
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Henry Ford, Tex Rickard, and Edsel Ford with a 1928 Ford Model A at the Ford Industrial Exposition, New York City, January 1928
Henry Ford and Edsel Ford introduced the Model A in December 1927. After 19 years of Model T production, the public was eager for Ford Motor Company's new car. Sports promoter Tex Rickard went to see a Model A -- and to pose for a photo with the Fords -- in New York City.
- Souvenir Booklet, "The Log of the Graf Zeppelin," 1930 - This booklet commemorates the around-the-world flight of Germany's <em>Graf Zeppelin</em> in 1929. The airship flew east from Lakehurst, New Jersey, on August 8 and returned to Lakehurst from the west on August 29, having covered 20,651 miles in three weeks. The voyage, partly financed by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, brought press attention to airship travel.
- 08 August 1929-29 August 1929
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Souvenir Booklet, "The Log of the Graf Zeppelin," 1930
This booklet commemorates the around-the-world flight of Germany's Graf Zeppelin in 1929. The airship flew east from Lakehurst, New Jersey, on August 8 and returned to Lakehurst from the west on August 29, having covered 20,651 miles in three weeks. The voyage, partly financed by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, brought press attention to airship travel.
- Edsel Ford's Office, Ford Engineering Laboratory, circa 1924 - This photograph shows Edsel Ford's office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory when it was completed in 1924. Edsel Ford became president of Ford Motor Company in 1919, and he remained so until his death in 1943. Though Ford Motor Company's official headquarters stayed at Highland Park, influence shifted to the Dearborn laboratory when senior executives were there.
- circa 1924
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Edsel Ford's Office, Ford Engineering Laboratory, circa 1924
This photograph shows Edsel Ford's office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory when it was completed in 1924. Edsel Ford became president of Ford Motor Company in 1919, and he remained so until his death in 1943. Though Ford Motor Company's official headquarters stayed at Highland Park, influence shifted to the Dearborn laboratory when senior executives were there.
- Meeting between Harry Ferguson and Henry Ford at Fair Lane, October 1938 -
- October 01, 1938
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Meeting between Harry Ferguson and Henry Ford at Fair Lane, October 1938