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- "Mute Relics" Sign Used in Greenfield Village on an Early Exhibit Case outside Menlo Park Laboratory -
- circa 1930
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"Mute Relics" Sign Used in Greenfield Village on an Early Exhibit Case outside Menlo Park Laboratory
- "Modern Diner, Too Historic to be Wrecked," from Providence Journal-Bulletin, November 26, 1977 -
- November 26, 1977
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"Modern Diner, Too Historic to be Wrecked," from Providence Journal-Bulletin, November 26, 1977
- Noah Webster House at its Original Site, New Haven, Connecticut, March 31, 1934 - This is textbook pioneer and spelling reformer Noah Webster's home on its original site in New Haven, Connecticut. Henry Ford admired Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. Ford had the building moved to Greenfield Village - his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This view documents architectural details, including second floor bay windows not moved with the house.
- March 31, 1934
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Noah Webster House at its Original Site, New Haven, Connecticut, March 31, 1934
This is textbook pioneer and spelling reformer Noah Webster's home on its original site in New Haven, Connecticut. Henry Ford admired Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. Ford had the building moved to Greenfield Village - his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This view documents architectural details, including second floor bay windows not moved with the house.
- "National Trust for Historic Preservation 29th Annual Meeting and Preservation Conference," October 1975 -
- 08 October 1975-12 October 1975
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"National Trust for Historic Preservation 29th Annual Meeting and Preservation Conference," October 1975
- Handwritten Note from 1882 Found in Firestone Farmhouse during Dismantling for Moving to Greenfield Village, 1983-1984 - In 1983, workers disassembled tire magnate Harvey Firestone's childhood home--a farmhouse in eastern Ohio destined for Greenfield Village. They were surprised to find a slip of paper behind a section of plaster ceiling. It had been left by 14-year-old Harvey and the 12-year-old son of a local plasterer in 1882. The note confirmed the date of a 19th-century home renovation, enabling an accurate reconstruction.
- 1882
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Handwritten Note from 1882 Found in Firestone Farmhouse during Dismantling for Moving to Greenfield Village, 1983-1984
In 1983, workers disassembled tire magnate Harvey Firestone's childhood home--a farmhouse in eastern Ohio destined for Greenfield Village. They were surprised to find a slip of paper behind a section of plaster ceiling. It had been left by 14-year-old Harvey and the 12-year-old son of a local plasterer in 1882. The note confirmed the date of a 19th-century home renovation, enabling an accurate reconstruction.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art Series, American Wing, No. 17, 1924 -
- 1924
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Series, American Wing, No. 17, 1924
- Letter from Orville Wright to Fred Black about Acquiring Wright Home for Greenfield Village, November 3, 1936 - Henry Ford purchased the Wright brothers' home in 1936 and moved it from Dayton, Ohio, to his outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. In this letter to Ford's associate Fred Black, Orville Wright wrote, "I can not [<em>sic</em>] believe the house would make an interesting exhibit at Greenfield Village, but if Mr. Ford thinks it will, I am quite willing that he have it."
- November 03, 1936
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Letter from Orville Wright to Fred Black about Acquiring Wright Home for Greenfield Village, November 3, 1936
Henry Ford purchased the Wright brothers' home in 1936 and moved it from Dayton, Ohio, to his outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. In this letter to Ford's associate Fred Black, Orville Wright wrote, "I can not [sic] believe the house would make an interesting exhibit at Greenfield Village, but if Mr. Ford thinks it will, I am quite willing that he have it."
- "Antiques," July 1957 -
- July 01, 1957
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"Antiques," July 1957