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- Henry Ford Digging Potatoes with his Grandsons Henry Ford II and Benson Ford, Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1922-1923 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They called the estate Fair Lane. Surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved, Henry and Clara found this home a peaceful respite. Here they could wander the landscaped grounds, entertain guests, and play with grandchildren.
- July 14, 1923
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Henry Ford Digging Potatoes with his Grandsons Henry Ford II and Benson Ford, Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1922-1923
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They called the estate Fair Lane. Surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved, Henry and Clara found this home a peaceful respite. Here they could wander the landscaped grounds, entertain guests, and play with grandchildren.
- 1952 Ford Corporate Christmas Card, with an Illustration by Norman Rockwell -
- 1952
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1952 Ford Corporate Christmas Card, with an Illustration by Norman Rockwell
- Henry Ford with His Grandchildren, William, Henry II, Josephine, and Benson, circa 1935 - Henry Ford doted on his four grandchildren. Here he is posing with the four of them about 1935. From left to right, they are William, Henry II, Josephine and Benson.
- circa 1935
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Henry Ford with His Grandchildren, William, Henry II, Josephine, and Benson, circa 1935
Henry Ford doted on his four grandchildren. Here he is posing with the four of them about 1935. From left to right, they are William, Henry II, Josephine and Benson.
- Ford Motor Company Executives inside Ford M-4 Tank, Highland Park Plant, 1942 - Ford Motor Company repurposed its assembly lines to meet military manufacturing needs during World War II. The last peacetime automobile rolled out of Ford's massive River Rouge plant in 1941, and focus shifted to the wartime production of aircraft engines and military vehicles. The Rouge manufactured M-4 tanks through 1943 and continued producing M-4 engines and armor plates until war's end.
- May 13, 1942
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Ford Motor Company Executives inside Ford M-4 Tank, Highland Park Plant, 1942
Ford Motor Company repurposed its assembly lines to meet military manufacturing needs during World War II. The last peacetime automobile rolled out of Ford's massive River Rouge plant in 1941, and focus shifted to the wartime production of aircraft engines and military vehicles. The Rouge manufactured M-4 tanks through 1943 and continued producing M-4 engines and armor plates until war's end.
- Portrait of Benson Ford, April 1955 - Benson Ford began his career at Ford Motor Company as a young man, rotating through departments to learn the business. He became a vice president of Ford Motor in 1943, and he was appointed director of its Lincoln-Mercury Division in 1948. Ford and his wife, Edith McNaughton Ford, supported numerous charitable organizations including Henry Ford Hospital and the United Way.
- April 01, 1955
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Portrait of Benson Ford, April 1955
Benson Ford began his career at Ford Motor Company as a young man, rotating through departments to learn the business. He became a vice president of Ford Motor in 1943, and he was appointed director of its Lincoln-Mercury Division in 1948. Ford and his wife, Edith McNaughton Ford, supported numerous charitable organizations including Henry Ford Hospital and the United Way.
- Edith, Benson and Josephine Ford, Henry and Clara Ford, Margaret Ford Ruddiman at Henry's 83rd Birthday, Dearborn, Michigan, 1946 - Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946, surrounded by family, friends and admirers. The day was filled with a number of events honoring the automaker. In the evening, thousands of well-wishers joined Ford for a concert and fireworks display at Dearborn's Ford Field.
- July 30, 1946
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Edith, Benson and Josephine Ford, Henry and Clara Ford, Margaret Ford Ruddiman at Henry's 83rd Birthday, Dearborn, Michigan, 1946
Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946, surrounded by family, friends and admirers. The day was filled with a number of events honoring the automaker. In the evening, thousands of well-wishers joined Ford for a concert and fireworks display at Dearborn's Ford Field.
- "Hy-Ben-Jo-Bill" Miniature Water Wagon Used by Ford Family, 1920-1924 -
- 1920-1924
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"Hy-Ben-Jo-Bill" Miniature Water Wagon Used by Ford Family, 1920-1924
- Family at Clara Bryant Ford's Burial, Ford Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, 1950 - Clara Ford died on September 29, 1950. The wife of the famous automobile pioneer and American industrialist, Henry Ford, had suffered a heart attack earlier in the year and her health had steadily declined. Family buried her next to her husband in the Ford family cemetery in Detroit, Michigan.
- October 02, 1950
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Family at Clara Bryant Ford's Burial, Ford Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, 1950
Clara Ford died on September 29, 1950. The wife of the famous automobile pioneer and American industrialist, Henry Ford, had suffered a heart attack earlier in the year and her health had steadily declined. Family buried her next to her husband in the Ford family cemetery in Detroit, Michigan.
- Miniature Pitchfork Used by Ford Family, 1920-1924 -
- 1920-1924
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Miniature Pitchfork Used by Ford Family, 1920-1924
- Ford Family Sitting on a Beach, circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
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Ford Family Sitting on a Beach, circa 1930