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- Rock Garden at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1929 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. The Fords hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding their Rouge River estate, called Fair Lane. Jensen created meadows, gardens, orchards, grottoes, wandering paths, and other natural settings for the couple -- and their guests -- to enjoy.
- June 15, 1929
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Rock Garden at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1929
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. The Fords hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding their Rouge River estate, called Fair Lane. Jensen created meadows, gardens, orchards, grottoes, wandering paths, and other natural settings for the couple -- and their guests -- to enjoy.
- Roto-Hoe Company Sales Brochure, "Roto-Hoe Model 700 Four Season Lawn and Garden Equipment," 1971 - With the rise of the suburban neighborhood at the end of the 19th century, and its explosive growth in the years that followed World War II, maintaining a "perfect" lawn became the new standard. Manufacturers promoted a whole set of specialty equipment to support this American obsession.
- 1971
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Roto-Hoe Company Sales Brochure, "Roto-Hoe Model 700 Four Season Lawn and Garden Equipment," 1971
With the rise of the suburban neighborhood at the end of the 19th century, and its explosive growth in the years that followed World War II, maintaining a "perfect" lawn became the new standard. Manufacturers promoted a whole set of specialty equipment to support this American obsession.
- Visitors in the English Garden at Fair Lane Estate, July 1932 -
- July 09, 1932
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Visitors in the English Garden at Fair Lane Estate, July 1932
- Garden near Ford Building, Ford Exposition, 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.
- July 01, 1939
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Garden near Ford Building, Ford Exposition, 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.
- "The Road of Tomorrow" and Ford Building, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. Visitors to Ford's exposition could view educational demonstrations, peruse exhibits, enjoy complimentary entertainment, and take a ride on the Road of Tomorrow experience. This photograph shows the landscaped grounds surrounding the Ford building and the Road of Tomorrow track.
- 1939
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"The Road of Tomorrow" and Ford Building, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company was a major participant in the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. Visitors to Ford's exposition could view educational demonstrations, peruse exhibits, enjoy complimentary entertainment, and take a ride on the Road of Tomorrow experience. This photograph shows the landscaped grounds surrounding the Ford building and the Road of Tomorrow track.
- Sketch Showing Original Location of Luther Burbank Garden Office, Santa Rosa, California, January 30, 1941 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), a much-heralded American horticulturalist, gained a reputation for selectively breeding more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. He opened a "Bureau of Information" in 1910 to sell seeds and souvenirs. Burbank's widow described it as the "little office" when she offered it to Henry Ford in 1928. This map documents its original locations in Santa Rosa, California.
- January 30, 1941
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Sketch Showing Original Location of Luther Burbank Garden Office, Santa Rosa, California, January 30, 1941
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), a much-heralded American horticulturalist, gained a reputation for selectively breeding more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. He opened a "Bureau of Information" in 1910 to sell seeds and souvenirs. Burbank's widow described it as the "little office" when she offered it to Henry Ford in 1928. This map documents its original locations in Santa Rosa, California.
- Davis Family Home on Cleophus Street, Lincoln Park, Michigan, circa 1945 - Cleoda Davis (1899-1964) migrated from North Carolina during World War I, where he found work at a shipbuilding company in River Rouge, Michigan. He later worked as a pipe fitter for a chemical company in Detroit. In the early 1920s, Davis married Della Louise Massey (1902-1998) of North Carolina. They raised their three children in Lincoln Park, Michigan.
- circa 1945
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Davis Family Home on Cleophus Street, Lincoln Park, Michigan, circa 1945
Cleoda Davis (1899-1964) migrated from North Carolina during World War I, where he found work at a shipbuilding company in River Rouge, Michigan. He later worked as a pipe fitter for a chemical company in Detroit. In the early 1920s, Davis married Della Louise Massey (1902-1998) of North Carolina. They raised their three children in Lincoln Park, Michigan.
- Burbank Experimental Gardens Information Office, 1928 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), a much-heralded American horticulturalist, gained a reputation for selectively breeding more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. He opened this building in 1910 to sell seeds and souvenirs to inquisitive patrons. It served many purposes over the years and was moved once before Burbank's widow sent it to Henry Ford in 1928 for inclusion in Greenfield Village.
- 1928
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Burbank Experimental Gardens Information Office, 1928
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), a much-heralded American horticulturalist, gained a reputation for selectively breeding more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. He opened this building in 1910 to sell seeds and souvenirs to inquisitive patrons. It served many purposes over the years and was moved once before Burbank's widow sent it to Henry Ford in 1928 for inclusion in Greenfield Village.
- Schlegel Orchids, Lily Land, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Schlegel Orchids, Lily Land, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Garden Rake -
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Garden Rake