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- Floor Plan, Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, First Floor, 1907 - Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant in 1904. This floor plan shows how some of the plant's rooms and workspaces were being used a few years later. When Ford grew too big for the three-story Piquette building, it moved into larger quarters in 1910.
- August 28, 1953
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Floor Plan, Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, First Floor, 1907
Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant in 1904. This floor plan shows how some of the plant's rooms and workspaces were being used a few years later. When Ford grew too big for the three-story Piquette building, it moved into larger quarters in 1910.
- Design Booklet for the Ford Rotunda Renovation, 1952-1953 - As part of its fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1953, Ford Motor Company refurbished the Rotunda -- an exhibit area and hospitality center for Ford's Rouge factory tours. In addition to several dedicated exhibition spaces, the new design included an auditorium, a public lounge, and a themed outdoor ride. The Rotunda drew two million visitors annually until it was destroyed by fire in 1962.
- 1952-1953
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Design Booklet for the Ford Rotunda Renovation, 1952-1953
As part of its fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1953, Ford Motor Company refurbished the Rotunda -- an exhibit area and hospitality center for Ford's Rouge factory tours. In addition to several dedicated exhibition spaces, the new design included an auditorium, a public lounge, and a themed outdoor ride. The Rotunda drew two million visitors annually until it was destroyed by fire in 1962.
- Floor Plan from Ford Merchandising Bulletin, June 1938 - Ford Motor Company published regular merchandising bulletins to ensure consistent branding, marketing and service throughout its dealer network. Each bulletin provided guidance on topics like showroom displays, sales techniques and strategies, and updates to Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles and accessories. General sales figures were often published, as were profiles of successful dealerships.
- June 09, 1938
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Floor Plan from Ford Merchandising Bulletin, June 1938
Ford Motor Company published regular merchandising bulletins to ensure consistent branding, marketing and service throughout its dealer network. Each bulletin provided guidance on topics like showroom displays, sales techniques and strategies, and updates to Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles and accessories. General sales figures were often published, as were profiles of successful dealerships.
- Floor Plan from Ford Merchandising Bulletin, June 1938 - Ford Motor Company published regular merchandising bulletins to ensure consistent branding, marketing and service throughout its dealer network. Each bulletin provided guidance on topics like showroom displays, sales techniques and strategies, and updates to Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles and accessories. General sales figures were often published, as were profiles of successful dealerships.
- June 09, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Floor Plan from Ford Merchandising Bulletin, June 1938
Ford Motor Company published regular merchandising bulletins to ensure consistent branding, marketing and service throughout its dealer network. Each bulletin provided guidance on topics like showroom displays, sales techniques and strategies, and updates to Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles and accessories. General sales figures were often published, as were profiles of successful dealerships.
- Floor Plan, Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, 1906-1907 - Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant in 1904. This floor plan shows how some of the plant's rooms and workspaces were being used a few years later. When Ford grew too big for the three-story Piquette building, it moved into larger quarters in 1910.
- 1906-1907
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Floor Plan, Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant, 1906-1907
Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant in 1904. This floor plan shows how some of the plant's rooms and workspaces were being used a few years later. When Ford grew too big for the three-story Piquette building, it moved into larger quarters in 1910.
- Second Floor Plan, Ford Motor Company New York World's Fair Exhibit, 1964-1965 - Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design exhibits for its pavilion at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. Visitors waited in long lines for this "unique and memorable entertainment adventure." Once inside, fairgoers encountered displays focusing on Ford's history, global influence, and current products. The highlight was the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show.
- November 14, 1961
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Second Floor Plan, Ford Motor Company New York World's Fair Exhibit, 1964-1965
Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design exhibits for its pavilion at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. Visitors waited in long lines for this "unique and memorable entertainment adventure." Once inside, fairgoers encountered displays focusing on Ford's history, global influence, and current products. The highlight was the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show.
- The Ladies' Home Journal for November 1901 -
- November 01, 1901
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The Ladies' Home Journal for November 1901
- Floor Plan, Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant Main Building, 1907 - Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant in 1904. This floor plan shows how some of the plant's rooms and workspaces were being used a few years later. When Ford grew too big for the three-story Piquette building, it moved into larger quarters in 1910.
- September 03, 1953
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Floor Plan, Ford Motor Company Piquette Avenue Plant Main Building, 1907
Ford Motor Company quickly outgrew its first factory on Detroit's Mack Avenue and moved into the newly constructed Piquette Avenue Plant in 1904. This floor plan shows how some of the plant's rooms and workspaces were being used a few years later. When Ford grew too big for the three-story Piquette building, it moved into larger quarters in 1910.
- Floor Plan of Transportation Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, 1978 - For decades, automobiles in Henry Ford Museum were displayed in tightly packed rows with few labels and little context. That changed in the late 1970s. Uniform labels, color-coded signs and carpets, and more thoughtful displays characterized the transportation exhibit after staff reorganized the museum's Great Hall.
- April 01, 1978
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Floor Plan of Transportation Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, 1978
For decades, automobiles in Henry Ford Museum were displayed in tightly packed rows with few labels and little context. That changed in the late 1970s. Uniform labels, color-coded signs and carpets, and more thoughtful displays characterized the transportation exhibit after staff reorganized the museum's Great Hall.
- Floor Plan from Ford Merchandising Bulletin, June 1938 - Ford Motor Company published regular merchandising bulletins to ensure consistent branding, marketing and service throughout its dealer network. Each bulletin provided guidance on topics like showroom displays, sales techniques and strategies, and updates to Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles and accessories. General sales figures were often published, as were profiles of successful dealerships.
- June 09, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Floor Plan from Ford Merchandising Bulletin, June 1938
Ford Motor Company published regular merchandising bulletins to ensure consistent branding, marketing and service throughout its dealer network. Each bulletin provided guidance on topics like showroom displays, sales techniques and strategies, and updates to Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles and accessories. General sales figures were often published, as were profiles of successful dealerships.