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- "American Pride" Quilt by Zemma Haynes Taylor, 1932-1933 - Zemma Taylor made this quilt for a quilt contest sponsored by Sears & Roebuck as part of the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. Later that year, Taylor sent the quilt to Henry Ford as a gift from "the wife of a country doctor who appreciates the Ford car." Many doctors chose to drive a dependable Ford automobile -- at a time when doctors still made house calls.
- 1932-1933
- Collections - Artifact
"American Pride" Quilt by Zemma Haynes Taylor, 1932-1933
Zemma Taylor made this quilt for a quilt contest sponsored by Sears & Roebuck as part of the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. Later that year, Taylor sent the quilt to Henry Ford as a gift from "the wife of a country doctor who appreciates the Ford car." Many doctors chose to drive a dependable Ford automobile -- at a time when doctors still made house calls.
- Mechanical Lantern Slide, "Moonrise, The House of William Tell," 1860-1900 - Magic lanterns use a concave mirror and light source to project images on glass slides with painted or photographic scenes. Developed in the 17th century, magic lanterns predate slide projectors and motion pictures. In the hands of magicians, they became "lanterns of fright," projecting wondrous images and apparitions. Slide themes ranged widely: exotic travel, folklore, advertising, history, science, and art.
- 1860-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Mechanical Lantern Slide, "Moonrise, The House of William Tell," 1860-1900
Magic lanterns use a concave mirror and light source to project images on glass slides with painted or photographic scenes. Developed in the 17th century, magic lanterns predate slide projectors and motion pictures. In the hands of magicians, they became "lanterns of fright," projecting wondrous images and apparitions. Slide themes ranged widely: exotic travel, folklore, advertising, history, science, and art.
- Double Wedding Ring Quilt by Hazel Crummey, Gift to Henry Ford, 1937 -
- 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Double Wedding Ring Quilt by Hazel Crummey, Gift to Henry Ford, 1937
- Young Women Travelers from Bradford, Illinois in Their 1926 Ford Model T, Meeting Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, August 1938 - Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in a self-painted silver "T" meeting new friends and making news. In 1938, the vacationers stopped in Dearborn and were entertained by Henry Ford.
- August 01, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Young Women Travelers from Bradford, Illinois in Their 1926 Ford Model T, Meeting Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, August 1938
Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in a self-painted silver "T" meeting new friends and making news. In 1938, the vacationers stopped in Dearborn and were entertained by Henry Ford.
- Correspondence Regarding Zemma Taylor's "American Pride" Quilt Donation, 1933 -
- September 22, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Correspondence Regarding Zemma Taylor's "American Pride" Quilt Donation, 1933