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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.
- Elinor Smith after Record-Breaking Women's Endurance Flight, 1929 - Elinor Smith took her first flight at age six and earned a pilot's license at 16. She made headlines flying under New York City bridges in 1928, but more serious pursuits earned Smith a series of endurance, speed, and altitude records for a female pilot. Smith piloted an airplane for the last time in 2001, at the age of 89.
- April 23, 1929
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Elinor Smith after Record-Breaking Women's Endurance Flight, 1929
Elinor Smith took her first flight at age six and earned a pilot's license at 16. She made headlines flying under New York City bridges in 1928, but more serious pursuits earned Smith a series of endurance, speed, and altitude records for a female pilot. Smith piloted an airplane for the last time in 2001, at the age of 89.
- Bandstand at New Site after Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- November 01, 2002
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Bandstand at New Site after Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Workers in a Cucumber Greenhouse, circa 1923 -
- circa 1923
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Workers in a Cucumber Greenhouse, circa 1923
- Grounds outside Ford Exposition Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. In addition to educational demonstrations, exhibits, complimentary entertainment, and rides on the Road of Tomorrow experience, visitors to the Ford exposition found places to rest. Outdoors, on the grounds of the Ford building, fairgoers could relax among fountains and landscaped gardens.
- June 10, 1939
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Grounds outside Ford Exposition Building, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. In addition to educational demonstrations, exhibits, complimentary entertainment, and rides on the Road of Tomorrow experience, visitors to the Ford exposition found places to rest. Outdoors, on the grounds of the Ford building, fairgoers could relax among fountains and landscaped gardens.
- Ruth Elder's Airplane, the "American Girl," Fueling up before Take-off, October 11, 1927 - Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter <em>American Girl</em>. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. Still, the 2,623 miles Elder covered set a new distance record for a female pilot.
- October 11, 1927
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Ruth Elder's Airplane, the "American Girl," Fueling up before Take-off, October 11, 1927
Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter American Girl. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. Still, the 2,623 miles Elder covered set a new distance record for a female pilot.
- Workers in a Greenhouse, circa 1923 -
- circa 1923
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Workers in a Greenhouse, circa 1923
- "The Sun-Kissed Flavor of Old Gardens," Heinz Company Advertisement, March 8, 1930 - This two-page tear sheet advertising layout was created to be published in the Saturday Evening Post on March 8, 1930. The advertisement describes how old ways of cooking were painstaking and time consuming, whereas Heinz products exhibit the same great taste of old recipes without all the hassle.
- March 08, 1930
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"The Sun-Kissed Flavor of Old Gardens," Heinz Company Advertisement, March 8, 1930
This two-page tear sheet advertising layout was created to be published in the Saturday Evening Post on March 8, 1930. The advertisement describes how old ways of cooking were painstaking and time consuming, whereas Heinz products exhibit the same great taste of old recipes without all the hassle.
- Advertising Poster, "E.J. Bowen's Choice Seeds," 1904 -
- 1904
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Advertising Poster, "E.J. Bowen's Choice Seeds," 1904
- School Children Working in a Garden, Macon, Michigan -
- 1930-1947
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School Children Working in a Garden, Macon, Michigan