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- Ford Motor Company Branch Managers Meeting, 1909 - Ford Motor Company distributed its vehicles around the country -- ultimately around the world -- through a network of branch houses in major cities. These branches, in turn, supplied vehicles to dealers. This allowed Ford to maintain consistent prices and service everywhere. Ford hosted its branch managers at regular meetings in Detroit, where they were updated on the company's latest activities.
- June 17, 1942
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Ford Motor Company Branch Managers Meeting, 1909
Ford Motor Company distributed its vehicles around the country -- ultimately around the world -- through a network of branch houses in major cities. These branches, in turn, supplied vehicles to dealers. This allowed Ford to maintain consistent prices and service everywhere. Ford hosted its branch managers at regular meetings in Detroit, where they were updated on the company's latest activities.
- Book Display at the Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940 - During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford built a high school, repaired homes, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- May 02, 1940
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Book Display at the Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940
During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford built a high school, repaired homes, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- H. J. Heinz Memorial Statue Dedication, "A Golden Day," at Heinz Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1924 - H.J. Heinz valued a strong relationship between his company and its employees. This resulted in a world-class employee welfare program which included amenities, programs, and policies with consideration for employees' well-being. In 1924, to commemorate the company's 55th anniversary, employees erected a memorial statue as a token of their gratitude for their employer. This is a program from the celebration, called "A Golden Day."
- 1925
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H. J. Heinz Memorial Statue Dedication, "A Golden Day," at Heinz Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1924
H.J. Heinz valued a strong relationship between his company and its employees. This resulted in a world-class employee welfare program which included amenities, programs, and policies with consideration for employees' well-being. In 1924, to commemorate the company's 55th anniversary, employees erected a memorial statue as a token of their gratitude for their employer. This is a program from the celebration, called "A Golden Day."
- H. J. Heinz Hosting a Banquet for Branch House Managers and Assistants at His Home, Greenlawn, December 15, 1917 - The H.J. Heinz Company had humble beginnings as its founder began his career in 1869 exclusively selling horseradish out of his family home. By the turn of the century, Heinz was a household name with expanded operations to manufacture its famous "57 Varieties." This photograph from 1917, is from a banquet for branch managers and assistants, which H.J. Heinz himself hosted at his home.
- December 15, 1917
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H. J. Heinz Hosting a Banquet for Branch House Managers and Assistants at His Home, Greenlawn, December 15, 1917
The H.J. Heinz Company had humble beginnings as its founder began his career in 1869 exclusively selling horseradish out of his family home. By the turn of the century, Heinz was a household name with expanded operations to manufacture its famous "57 Varieties." This photograph from 1917, is from a banquet for branch managers and assistants, which H.J. Heinz himself hosted at his home.
- Letter from Percival Dodge to Ernest Liebold regarding Invitation to Light's Golden Jubilee, October 14, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the event marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. Organizers invited some 500 distinguished guests. Limited seating precluded bringing wives to the gala, a misunderstanding noted in this correspondence.
- October 21, 1929
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Letter from Percival Dodge to Ernest Liebold regarding Invitation to Light's Golden Jubilee, October 14, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the event marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. Organizers invited some 500 distinguished guests. Limited seating precluded bringing wives to the gala, a misunderstanding noted in this correspondence.
- Photograph Album of the Heinz Girls' 57 Club Banquets and Bowling League, 1922-1930 - Company scrapbooks are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H. J. Heinz Company, includes photographs from the Heinz Girls' 57 Club banquets and bowling league. Other photographs feature the actors and actresses of the Heinz Players group and Howard Heinz with employees at the branch factory in London.
- 1922-1930
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Photograph Album of the Heinz Girls' 57 Club Banquets and Bowling League, 1922-1930
Company scrapbooks are often reminders of the company's history, significant moments in time, and the employees who worked there. This album, compiled by the H. J. Heinz Company, includes photographs from the Heinz Girls' 57 Club banquets and bowling league. Other photographs feature the actors and actresses of the Heinz Players group and Howard Heinz with employees at the branch factory in London.
- Hallmark "Portraits in Bisque Collection: Christmas Feast" Christmas Ornament, 1993 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1993
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Hallmark "Portraits in Bisque Collection: Christmas Feast" Christmas Ornament, 1993
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- "The Dearborn Inn... A Stay to Remember," 1980-1989 - Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity when it opened in 1931. Initially, the inn hosted pilots and travelers transiting through the nearby Ford Airport, but after the airport closed, it served visitors to Dearborn and Ford Motor Company. From the 1950s into the late 1980s, the inn was managed by the Edison Institute.
- 1980-1989
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"The Dearborn Inn... A Stay to Remember," 1980-1989
Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity when it opened in 1931. Initially, the inn hosted pilots and travelers transiting through the nearby Ford Airport, but after the airport closed, it served visitors to Dearborn and Ford Motor Company. From the 1950s into the late 1980s, the inn was managed by the Edison Institute.
- Chef at Banquet Table, Dearborn Country Club, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931 - Henry Ford established the Dearborn Country Club, with an 18-hole golf course and a clubhouse designed by Albert Kahn, in 1925. Ford himself was not a golfer, but the club helped attract and keep executive talent at Ford Motor Company's Dearborn, Michigan, offices. Club members purchased the facility from Ford interests in 1952.
- October 24, 1931
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Chef at Banquet Table, Dearborn Country Club, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931
Henry Ford established the Dearborn Country Club, with an 18-hole golf course and a clubhouse designed by Albert Kahn, in 1925. Ford himself was not a golfer, but the club helped attract and keep executive talent at Ford Motor Company's Dearborn, Michigan, offices. Club members purchased the facility from Ford interests in 1952.
- Correspondence between E.G. Liebold and P.E. Martin regarding Light's Golden Jubilee Banquet Painting - In the mid-1930s, more than six years after the Light's Golden Jubilee celebration, Henry Ford commissioned a panoramic painting of that evening's banquet. Letters were sent to attendees asking them to indicate on an enclosed diagram where they sat and for a photograph so that their image could be included in the painting. P.E. Martin tried to remember his exact location, but only gave an approximation.
- October 21, 1929
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Correspondence between E.G. Liebold and P.E. Martin regarding Light's Golden Jubilee Banquet Painting
In the mid-1930s, more than six years after the Light's Golden Jubilee celebration, Henry Ford commissioned a panoramic painting of that evening's banquet. Letters were sent to attendees asking them to indicate on an enclosed diagram where they sat and for a photograph so that their image could be included in the painting. P.E. Martin tried to remember his exact location, but only gave an approximation.