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- Ford Rotunda Construction Site, Dearborn, Michigan, July 31, 1935 - After the Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from that fair back to Dearborn. From 1936 to 1962, Ford recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This photo, from July 31, 1935, shows the Ford Rotunda being constructed in Dearborn.
- July 31, 1935
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Ford Rotunda Construction Site, Dearborn, Michigan, July 31, 1935
After the Century of Progress Exposition ended in 1934, Ford Motor Company brought its central Rotunda building from that fair back to Dearborn. From 1936 to 1962, Ford recreated the excitement of a World's Fair exposition on its home turf. This photo, from July 31, 1935, shows the Ford Rotunda being constructed in Dearborn.
- Crane Unloading Cargo from Railroad Cars into a Mack Model AC Dump Truck. 1927 - Mack AC trucks were introduced in 1916 and were continuously manufactured through 1939. During that time span, AC trucks earned a sterling reputation for their reliability and durability. Aside from the civilian tasks that these trucks accomplished, the Mack AC gained international fame for its military service in World War I -- along with the nickname "Bulldog," coined by British engineers.
- May 10, 1927
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Crane Unloading Cargo from Railroad Cars into a Mack Model AC Dump Truck. 1927
Mack AC trucks were introduced in 1916 and were continuously manufactured through 1939. During that time span, AC trucks earned a sterling reputation for their reliability and durability. Aside from the civilian tasks that these trucks accomplished, the Mack AC gained international fame for its military service in World War I -- along with the nickname "Bulldog," coined by British engineers.
- Fallen Hoist at Quarry, circa 1905 - Before it fell, the hoist pictured here would have helped workers lift and transport material taken from this unidentified quarry. The photograph was clipped from a scrapbook owned by Detroit Edison electric utility's Photographic Department. Subjects included quarries, lumbering operations, railroad building, electric power stations, and waterways throughout the state of Michigan.
- circa 1905
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Fallen Hoist at Quarry, circa 1905
Before it fell, the hoist pictured here would have helped workers lift and transport material taken from this unidentified quarry. The photograph was clipped from a scrapbook owned by Detroit Edison electric utility's Photographic Department. Subjects included quarries, lumbering operations, railroad building, electric power stations, and waterways throughout the state of Michigan.
- Man Standing by a Fallen Hoist at a Quarry, circa 1905 - Before it fell, the hoist pictured here would have helped workers lift and transport material taken from this unidentified quarry. The photograph was clipped from a scrapbook owned by Detroit Edison electric utility's Photographic Department. Subjects included quarries, lumbering operations, railroad building, electric power stations, and waterways throughout the state of Michigan.
- circa 1905
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Man Standing by a Fallen Hoist at a Quarry, circa 1905
Before it fell, the hoist pictured here would have helped workers lift and transport material taken from this unidentified quarry. The photograph was clipped from a scrapbook owned by Detroit Edison electric utility's Photographic Department. Subjects included quarries, lumbering operations, railroad building, electric power stations, and waterways throughout the state of Michigan.
- Fallen Hoist at Quarry, circa 1905 - Before it fell, the hoist pictured here would have helped workers lift and transport material taken from this unidentified quarry. The photograph was clipped from a scrapbook owned by Detroit Edison electric utility's Photographic Department. Subjects included quarries, lumbering operations, railroad building, electric power stations, and waterways throughout the state of Michigan.
- circa 1905
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Fallen Hoist at Quarry, circa 1905
Before it fell, the hoist pictured here would have helped workers lift and transport material taken from this unidentified quarry. The photograph was clipped from a scrapbook owned by Detroit Edison electric utility's Photographic Department. Subjects included quarries, lumbering operations, railroad building, electric power stations, and waterways throughout the state of Michigan.
- Unloading Ore at Lackawanna Ore Docks, Buffalo, New York, circa 1900 - 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.
- circa 1900
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Unloading Ore at Lackawanna Ore Docks, Buffalo, New York, circa 1900
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.
- Ford Rotunda Construction Site, Dearborn, Michigan, June 11, 1935 - The Rotunda was built for the Ford Motor Company exhibition at the 1934 Chicago World's Fair. It was later rebuilt in Dearborn, Michigan, where it served as a hospitality center for tourists from 1936 to 1962. This photograph shows the Rotunda under construction at its second and final home - across from the Administration Building at Ford's River Rouge Plant.
- June 11, 1935
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Ford Rotunda Construction Site, Dearborn, Michigan, June 11, 1935
The Rotunda was built for the Ford Motor Company exhibition at the 1934 Chicago World's Fair. It was later rebuilt in Dearborn, Michigan, where it served as a hospitality center for tourists from 1936 to 1962. This photograph shows the Rotunda under construction at its second and final home - across from the Administration Building at Ford's River Rouge Plant.
- Preparing to Load Presidential Cars onto the USS Taconic, March 1957 - When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. In this photograph, USS <em>Taconic</em> prepares to take on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's limousine for a visit in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. The Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles a few years later.
- March 01, 1957
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Preparing to Load Presidential Cars onto the USS Taconic, March 1957
When the President travels abroad, United States Secret Service agents ensure that state cars arrive ahead of him. In this photograph, USS Taconic prepares to take on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's limousine for a visit in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan. The Secret Service began using transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles a few years later.