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- Postcard, "We Are Growing Them Like This," circa 1910 -
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "We Are Growing Them Like This," circa 1910
- Building Plans for a Roadside Market, for Selling Produce Grown by Greenfield Village School Students, 1930 - Clara Ford tried to help rural farm women during her presidency of the National Women's Farm & Garden Association. She developed a design for a neat but inexpensive roadside market building that could show off fresh farm produce. She had Edward Cutler, the Historical Architect of Greenfield Village, draw up these plans for the building.
- 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Building Plans for a Roadside Market, for Selling Produce Grown by Greenfield Village School Students, 1930
Clara Ford tried to help rural farm women during her presidency of the National Women's Farm & Garden Association. She developed a design for a neat but inexpensive roadside market building that could show off fresh farm produce. She had Edward Cutler, the Historical Architect of Greenfield Village, draw up these plans for the building.
- Roadside Market Stand Selling Produce Grown by Greenfield Village School Students, 1934 - Clara Ford tried to help rural farm women during her presidency of the National Women's Farm & Garden Association. She developed a design for a neat but inexpensive roadside market building that could show off fresh farm produce. This market, of her design, was run by Greenfield Village School students, who sold the produce of their school gardens.
- September 03, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Roadside Market Stand Selling Produce Grown by Greenfield Village School Students, 1934
Clara Ford tried to help rural farm women during her presidency of the National Women's Farm & Garden Association. She developed a design for a neat but inexpensive roadside market building that could show off fresh farm produce. This market, of her design, was run by Greenfield Village School students, who sold the produce of their school gardens.
- Letter from Luther Burbank to Mary Ethel McAuley of the Pittsburgh Dispatch, July 1, 1921 -
- July 01, 1921
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Luther Burbank to Mary Ethel McAuley of the Pittsburgh Dispatch, July 1, 1921
- Produce Basket, Used at Pickering Fruit Farm, 1925-1964 -
- 1925-1964
- Collections - Artifact
Produce Basket, Used at Pickering Fruit Farm, 1925-1964
- Greens Drainer, circa 1859 -
- circa 1859
- Collections - Artifact
Greens Drainer, circa 1859
- Bucket -
- Collections - Artifact
Bucket
- Roadside Market Stand Selling Produce Grown by Greenfield Village School Students, 1934 - Clara Ford tried to help rural farm women during her presidency of the National Women's Farm & Garden Association. She developed a design for a neat but inexpensive roadside market building that could show off fresh farm produce. This market, of her design, was run by Greenfield Village School students, who sold the produce of their school gardens.
- September 17, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Roadside Market Stand Selling Produce Grown by Greenfield Village School Students, 1934
Clara Ford tried to help rural farm women during her presidency of the National Women's Farm & Garden Association. She developed a design for a neat but inexpensive roadside market building that could show off fresh farm produce. This market, of her design, was run by Greenfield Village School students, who sold the produce of their school gardens.
- Camp Legion Produce Stand at Michigan and Greenfield Roads, Dearborn, Michigan, October 1942 - In 1938, Henry Ford opened Camp Legion for the sons of World War I veterans. Groups of young men lived and worked here from April until November, sleeping in tents and earning $2 for each eight-hour workday. The camp was designed to provide income to otherwise unemployed teenagers while teaching vocational skills, instilling a strong work ethic, and fostering good health.
- October 02, 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Camp Legion Produce Stand at Michigan and Greenfield Roads, Dearborn, Michigan, October 1942
In 1938, Henry Ford opened Camp Legion for the sons of World War I veterans. Groups of young men lived and worked here from April until November, sleeping in tents and earning $2 for each eight-hour workday. The camp was designed to provide income to otherwise unemployed teenagers while teaching vocational skills, instilling a strong work ethic, and fostering good health.
- Celery Crate - Celery growers put their best crop forward in this "square" crate, one of six standards specified by Michigan law in 1935. The green celery stencil left little doubt about its contents. Growers had incentive to pack their best product into crates that bore their name. The variety of packages ensured that any buyer (from wholesale grocers to restaurant chefs and speak-easy operators) had what they needed to satisfy their customers.
- Collections - Artifact
Celery Crate
Celery growers put their best crop forward in this "square" crate, one of six standards specified by Michigan law in 1935. The green celery stencil left little doubt about its contents. Growers had incentive to pack their best product into crates that bore their name. The variety of packages ensured that any buyer (from wholesale grocers to restaurant chefs and speak-easy operators) had what they needed to satisfy their customers.