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- Living Quarters for Migrant Workers on the Gee Family Farm, 1960-1970 - Cherry orchard owners provided seasonal housing for migrant workers during harvests. The quality of the living spaces varied from grower to grower. This slide shows the exterior of the living quarters provided by the Gee family on their farm around Traverse City, Michigan, in the 1960s.
- 1960-1970
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Living Quarters for Migrant Workers on the Gee Family Farm, 1960-1970
Cherry orchard owners provided seasonal housing for migrant workers during harvests. The quality of the living spaces varied from grower to grower. This slide shows the exterior of the living quarters provided by the Gee family on their farm around Traverse City, Michigan, in the 1960s.
- Construction, Employee Housing Near Ford Motor Company Sawmill, Alberta, Michigan, 1937 - Ford Motor Company had several facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Ford built a sawmill and established a company town in Alberta, Michigan, in 1935. More a public-relations effort than a vital industry, Ford operated the Alberta mill until 1954. The company then donated the facility and 1,700 acres of surrounding forest land to Michigan Technological University.
- June 01, 1937
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Construction, Employee Housing Near Ford Motor Company Sawmill, Alberta, Michigan, 1937
Ford Motor Company had several facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Ford built a sawmill and established a company town in Alberta, Michigan, in 1935. More a public-relations effort than a vital industry, Ford operated the Alberta mill until 1954. The company then donated the facility and 1,700 acres of surrounding forest land to Michigan Technological University.
- Hardy Coal Mine Camp, October 1923 - The Pond Creek Coal Company established the company town of Hardy, Kentucky -- located five miles southeast of Williamson, West Virginia -- in 1914. Henry Ford's Fordson Coal Company purchased the Pond Creek firm in 1922 to supply coal to Ford Motor Company. Fordson sold its Pond Creek properties to Eastern Coal Corporation in 1936.
- October 24, 1923
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Hardy Coal Mine Camp, October 1923
The Pond Creek Coal Company established the company town of Hardy, Kentucky -- located five miles southeast of Williamson, West Virginia -- in 1914. Henry Ford's Fordson Coal Company purchased the Pond Creek firm in 1922 to supply coal to Ford Motor Company. Fordson sold its Pond Creek properties to Eastern Coal Corporation in 1936.
- "Hopi House, Grand Canyon of Arizona," 1908 -
- 1908
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"Hopi House, Grand Canyon of Arizona," 1908
- Tewa Family at Pueblo San Juan, New Mexico, circa 1885 - 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 1885
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Tewa Family at Pueblo San Juan, New Mexico, circa 1885
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.