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- Henry Ford's Private Railroad Car, "Fair Lane," outside Henry Ford Museum, November 12, 1942 - By 1920, Henry and Clara Ford found it increasingly difficult to travel with any degree of privacy. They purchased a private railcar and named it <em>Fair Lane</em>. The car had four private rooms, an observation lounge, a dining room, and a fully equipped kitchen. It could accommodate eight passengers. The couple made over 400 trips using <em>Fair Lane</em> before selling the passenger car in 1942.
- November 12, 1942
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Henry Ford's Private Railroad Car, "Fair Lane," outside Henry Ford Museum, November 12, 1942
By 1920, Henry and Clara Ford found it increasingly difficult to travel with any degree of privacy. They purchased a private railcar and named it Fair Lane. The car had four private rooms, an observation lounge, a dining room, and a fully equipped kitchen. It could accommodate eight passengers. The couple made over 400 trips using Fair Lane before selling the passenger car in 1942.
- Donald A. Shelley, Executive Director, and Henry Edmunds, Archives Director, Examining Ford Archives Material after Arrival at Henry Ford Museum, January 18, 1965 - In 1964, the Ford Motor Company donated its archive to Edison Institute, with the records from the office of Henry Ford at its core. Housed in over 3,000 boxes and forming an unbroken run of correspondence from 1921 through 1952, the Engineering Lab Office Records are a remarkable group of materials that document more than thirty years of one of the world's great industrialists and his company.
- January 18, 1965
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Donald A. Shelley, Executive Director, and Henry Edmunds, Archives Director, Examining Ford Archives Material after Arrival at Henry Ford Museum, January 18, 1965
In 1964, the Ford Motor Company donated its archive to Edison Institute, with the records from the office of Henry Ford at its core. Housed in over 3,000 boxes and forming an unbroken run of correspondence from 1921 through 1952, the Engineering Lab Office Records are a remarkable group of materials that document more than thirty years of one of the world's great industrialists and his company.
- M. William Grant and Randy Mason with Restored Ingersoll-Rand Diesel-Electric Locomotive No. 90 in Henry Ford Museum, January 1985 - Ingersoll-Rand, in collaboration with General Electric and American Locomotive Company, built diesel-electric locomotive #90 in 1926. Ingersoll-Rand used the locomotive in the railyard at its Phillipsburg, New Jersey, plant for some 40 years. Diesel-electric power proved more efficient and cost-effective than steam. Donated to The Henry Ford in 1970, the locomotive received a cosmetic restoration in 1983.
- January 01, 1985
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M. William Grant and Randy Mason with Restored Ingersoll-Rand Diesel-Electric Locomotive No. 90 in Henry Ford Museum, January 1985
Ingersoll-Rand, in collaboration with General Electric and American Locomotive Company, built diesel-electric locomotive #90 in 1926. Ingersoll-Rand used the locomotive in the railyard at its Phillipsburg, New Jersey, plant for some 40 years. Diesel-electric power proved more efficient and cost-effective than steam. Donated to The Henry Ford in 1970, the locomotive received a cosmetic restoration in 1983.
- Letter from Miller Reese Hutchison regarding Donating Thomas Edison Time Cards to Henry Ford Museum, January 8, 1930 -
- January 08, 1930
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Letter from Miller Reese Hutchison regarding Donating Thomas Edison Time Cards to Henry Ford Museum, January 8, 1930
- Watt Canal Pumping Engine in Henry Ford Museum, April 1938 - Boulton and Watt built this engine for the Warwick and Birmingham Canal Navigation Company in 1796. It was used at the Bowyer Street pumping station in Birmingham, England, to pump water on the Bordesley Canal until 1854, when it was superseded by a more modern engine. The engine remained in the pumping station until coming to The Henry Ford in 1929.
- April 06, 1938
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Watt Canal Pumping Engine in Henry Ford Museum, April 1938
Boulton and Watt built this engine for the Warwick and Birmingham Canal Navigation Company in 1796. It was used at the Bowyer Street pumping station in Birmingham, England, to pump water on the Bordesley Canal until 1854, when it was superseded by a more modern engine. The engine remained in the pumping station until coming to The Henry Ford in 1929.
- The Chair in Which Abraham Lincoln was Shot, Photographed in Henry Ford Museum Theater, April 1958 -
- April 01, 1958
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The Chair in Which Abraham Lincoln was Shot, Photographed in Henry Ford Museum Theater, April 1958
- 1928 Cleveland Motorcycle, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, February 1996 - The Cleveland Motorcycle Company, founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, built lightweight one-cylinder bikes for its first decade. As competing motorcycles grew larger, Cleveland introduced a four-cylinder engine in 1925. This 1928 Model 4-61 also featured a front-wheel brake -- an industry first for Cleveland. The company produced one more model year before closing after the stock market crash of 1929.
- February 28, 1996
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1928 Cleveland Motorcycle, on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, February 1996
The Cleveland Motorcycle Company, founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, built lightweight one-cylinder bikes for its first decade. As competing motorcycles grew larger, Cleveland introduced a four-cylinder engine in 1925. This 1928 Model 4-61 also featured a front-wheel brake -- an industry first for Cleveland. The company produced one more model year before closing after the stock market crash of 1929.
- Program, "Peace and Unity" Candlelight Vigil at Henry Ford Museum, September 19, 2001 - On September 19, 2001, a little more than a week after the devastating terrorist attacks on America, the Dearborn community with its large Arab American community held a "Peace and Unity Candlelight Vigil" on the grounds of The Henry Ford. Dearborn's diverse citizenry joined together to mourn the victims, condemn the attacks, and show national and community solidarity against those who sought division.
- September 19, 2001
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Program, "Peace and Unity" Candlelight Vigil at Henry Ford Museum, September 19, 2001
On September 19, 2001, a little more than a week after the devastating terrorist attacks on America, the Dearborn community with its large Arab American community held a "Peace and Unity Candlelight Vigil" on the grounds of The Henry Ford. Dearborn's diverse citizenry joined together to mourn the victims, condemn the attacks, and show national and community solidarity against those who sought division.
- "Peace and Unity" Candlelight Vigil at Henry Ford Museum, September 19, 2001 - On September 19, 2001, a little more than a week after the devastating terrorist attacks on America, the Dearborn community with its large Arab American community held a "Peace and Unity Candlelight Vigil" on the grounds of The Henry Ford. Dearborn's diverse citizenry joined together to mourn the victims, condemn the attacks, and show national and community solidarity against those who sought division.
- September 19, 2001
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"Peace and Unity" Candlelight Vigil at Henry Ford Museum, September 19, 2001
On September 19, 2001, a little more than a week after the devastating terrorist attacks on America, the Dearborn community with its large Arab American community held a "Peace and Unity Candlelight Vigil" on the grounds of The Henry Ford. Dearborn's diverse citizenry joined together to mourn the victims, condemn the attacks, and show national and community solidarity against those who sought division.
- "Peace and Unity" Candlelight Vigil at Henry Ford Museum, September 19, 2001 - On September 19, 2001, a little more than a week after the devastating terrorist attacks on America, the Dearborn community with its large Arab American community held a "Peace and Unity Candlelight Vigil" on the grounds of The Henry Ford. Dearborn's diverse citizenry joined together to mourn the victims, condemn the attacks, and show national and community solidarity against those who sought division.
- September 19, 2001
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"Peace and Unity" Candlelight Vigil at Henry Ford Museum, September 19, 2001
On September 19, 2001, a little more than a week after the devastating terrorist attacks on America, the Dearborn community with its large Arab American community held a "Peace and Unity Candlelight Vigil" on the grounds of The Henry Ford. Dearborn's diverse citizenry joined together to mourn the victims, condemn the attacks, and show national and community solidarity against those who sought division.