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- Greenhouse at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1920 -

- circa 1920
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Greenhouse at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1920
- Greenhouse and Pipeline of the Soybean Laboratory in Greenfield Village, 1930 - Henry Ford believed that industry and agriculture should complement one another. In the 1930s, he pursued soybeans as a crop that might unite the two. Ford built a soybean laboratory in Greenfield Village. Experiments there led to the use of some soy-based oils and plastics in Ford Motor Company vehicles.

- 1930
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Greenhouse and Pipeline of the Soybean Laboratory in Greenfield Village, 1930
Henry Ford believed that industry and agriculture should complement one another. In the 1930s, he pursued soybeans as a crop that might unite the two. Ford built a soybean laboratory in Greenfield Village. Experiments there led to the use of some soy-based oils and plastics in Ford Motor Company vehicles.
- Greenhouse at the Soybean Laboratory in Greenfield Village, 1930 - Henry Ford believed that industry and agriculture should complement one another. In the 1930s, he pursued soybeans as a crop that might unite the two. Ford built a soybean laboratory in Greenfield Village. Experiments there led to the use of some soy-based oils and plastics in Ford Motor Company vehicles.

- 1930
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Greenhouse at the Soybean Laboratory in Greenfield Village, 1930
Henry Ford believed that industry and agriculture should complement one another. In the 1930s, he pursued soybeans as a crop that might unite the two. Ford built a soybean laboratory in Greenfield Village. Experiments there led to the use of some soy-based oils and plastics in Ford Motor Company vehicles.
- Interior of the Soybean Laboratory Greenhouse in Greenfield Village, 1930 - Henry Ford believed farmers would prosper if they could produce crops for industry. In 1929, Ford had a research laboratory constructed in Greenfield Village to explore the value of various agricultural products. Soybeans proved promising. In the 1930s, researchers produced soy-based oils and plastics for use in vehicles, created fiber to weave cloth, and experimented with the protein-rich legume to make nutritional food products.

- 1930
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Interior of the Soybean Laboratory Greenhouse in Greenfield Village, 1930
Henry Ford believed farmers would prosper if they could produce crops for industry. In 1929, Ford had a research laboratory constructed in Greenfield Village to explore the value of various agricultural products. Soybeans proved promising. In the 1930s, researchers produced soy-based oils and plastics for use in vehicles, created fiber to weave cloth, and experimented with the protein-rich legume to make nutritional food products.
- Greenhouse at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1932 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.

- 1932
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Greenhouse at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1932
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.
- Greenhouse at Fair Lane, Former Home of Henry Ford, January 1949 -

- January 13, 1949
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Greenhouse at Fair Lane, Former Home of Henry Ford, January 1949
- Cyrus Linabury's Shady Nook Gardens in Clarkston, Michigan, 1945 - Clarkston, Michigan, some 40 miles northwest of Detroit, was platted in 1842. One hundred years later, Henry Ford opened a modest factory there that manufactured seat covers, drill bushings, and other items. The Clarkston plant was one of Mr. Ford's Village Industries -- small-scale factories in southeast Michigan that supplied parts, tools, and equipment to Ford Motor Company.

- September 04, 1945
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Cyrus Linabury's Shady Nook Gardens in Clarkston, Michigan, 1945
Clarkston, Michigan, some 40 miles northwest of Detroit, was platted in 1842. One hundred years later, Henry Ford opened a modest factory there that manufactured seat covers, drill bushings, and other items. The Clarkston plant was one of Mr. Ford's Village Industries -- small-scale factories in southeast Michigan that supplied parts, tools, and equipment to Ford Motor Company.
- Greenhouse at Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, circa 1920 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.

- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Greenhouse at Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, circa 1920
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.