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- "The Offut Store Where Lincoln Was Employed as a Clerk," New Salem State Park, Petersburg, Ill., circa 1920 Postcard -
- circa 1920
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"The Offut Store Where Lincoln Was Employed as a Clerk," New Salem State Park, Petersburg, Ill., circa 1920 Postcard
- First Snowfall in Greenfield Village, December 1934 -
- December 06, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
First Snowfall in Greenfield Village, December 1934
- Thomas Edison's Laboratory in 1880 in Menlo Park, New Jersey, and in 1984, Reconstructed in Greenfield Village -
- 1880 and 1954
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Thomas Edison's Laboratory in 1880 in Menlo Park, New Jersey, and in 1984, Reconstructed in Greenfield Village
- Map of Greenfield Village, 1951 -
- 1951
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Map of Greenfield Village, 1951
- Henry Ford and H. G. Wells at Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, 1931 - Henry Ford entertained many famous guests at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. H. G. Wells, the well-known and prolific author who wrote such works as <em>The Time Machine</em> and <em>The War of the Worlds</em>, visited in 1931. One stop was at the recently reconstructed Cotswold Cottage.
- November 11, 1931
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Henry Ford and H. G. Wells at Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, 1931
Henry Ford entertained many famous guests at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. H. G. Wells, the well-known and prolific author who wrote such works as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, visited in 1931. One stop was at the recently reconstructed Cotswold Cottage.
- Aerial View of Greenfield Village, 1939 - Henry Ford's Edison Institute was ten years old when this aerial photograph was taken in 1939. Greenfield Village grew considerably in its first decade. Notable additions included the Sir John Bennett store, added in 1931, and the Wright Cycle Shop and Wright Home, completed in 1938. All three buildings are visible near the center of the photo.
- July 18, 1939
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Aerial View of Greenfield Village, 1939
Henry Ford's Edison Institute was ten years old when this aerial photograph was taken in 1939. Greenfield Village grew considerably in its first decade. Notable additions included the Sir John Bennett store, added in 1931, and the Wright Cycle Shop and Wright Home, completed in 1938. All three buildings are visible near the center of the photo.
- Henry Ford and Clara Ford in the 1896 Quadricycle in Greenfield Village, May 1946 - Henry and Clara Ford commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Quadricycle by posing for photographs on the vehicle in Greenfield Village. Ford built the Quadricycle in a shed behind a house he and Clara rented on Detroit's Bagley Avenue. Ford's first successful drive in the vehicle took place in the early morning hours of June 4, 1896.
- May 01, 1946
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Henry Ford and Clara Ford in the 1896 Quadricycle in Greenfield Village, May 1946
Henry and Clara Ford commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Quadricycle by posing for photographs on the vehicle in Greenfield Village. Ford built the Quadricycle in a shed behind a house he and Clara rented on Detroit's Bagley Avenue. Ford's first successful drive in the vehicle took place in the early morning hours of June 4, 1896.
- Wright Brothers Home and Cycle Shop, Greenfield Village, 1971 - Henry Ford acquired the Wright brothers' home and cycle shop in 1936. He then relocated the buildings from Dayton, Ohio, to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum complex. Ford placed the structures right next to each other in Greenfield Village. In Dayton, the buildings had been located a few blocks apart.
- August 01, 1971
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Wright Brothers Home and Cycle Shop, Greenfield Village, 1971
Henry Ford acquired the Wright brothers' home and cycle shop in 1936. He then relocated the buildings from Dayton, Ohio, to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum complex. Ford placed the structures right next to each other in Greenfield Village. In Dayton, the buildings had been located a few blocks apart.
- Edison Institute Museum and Village Guidebook, circa 1934 -
- circa 1934
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Edison Institute Museum and Village Guidebook, circa 1934
- "Aunt Phoebe" at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley [Magnolia Gardens], Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1901 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
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- circa 1901
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"Aunt Phoebe" at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley [Magnolia Gardens], Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1901
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.