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- Henry Ford, Ray Dahlinger, Frank Kulick, Jerry Wolfe, and A. B. Jewett at "The Bungalow," Dearborn, Michigan - Henry and Clara Ford lived in Detroit, but they preferred spending time in nature. Around 1910, the Fords built a small home west of the city on private farmland near the Rouge River in Dearborn. Here, at "the Bungalow," the Ford family could watch birds, entertain friends, and stay overnight. Soon, the Fords would select this secluded site for their Fair Lane estate.
- 1913-1914
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Henry Ford, Ray Dahlinger, Frank Kulick, Jerry Wolfe, and A. B. Jewett at "The Bungalow," Dearborn, Michigan
Henry and Clara Ford lived in Detroit, but they preferred spending time in nature. Around 1910, the Fords built a small home west of the city on private farmland near the Rouge River in Dearborn. Here, at "the Bungalow," the Ford family could watch birds, entertain friends, and stay overnight. Soon, the Fords would select this secluded site for their Fair Lane estate.
- Irving Bacon, A. B. Jewett, and Henry Ford in Mount Clemens, Michigan during the Chicago Tribune Libel Suit, 1919 - When Henry Ford sued the <em>Chicago Tribune</em> for libel, the million-dollar lawsuit made national headlines. Ford's shaky court testimony, in which he mangled basic American history facts, shocked lawyers but further endeared him to working people. The trial took place in 1919 at Mount Clemens, Michigan, 25 miles northeast of Detroit. The jury found for Ford but awarded him just six cents.
- July 21, 1919
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Irving Bacon, A. B. Jewett, and Henry Ford in Mount Clemens, Michigan during the Chicago Tribune Libel Suit, 1919
When Henry Ford sued the Chicago Tribune for libel, the million-dollar lawsuit made national headlines. Ford's shaky court testimony, in which he mangled basic American history facts, shocked lawyers but further endeared him to working people. The trial took place in 1919 at Mount Clemens, Michigan, 25 miles northeast of Detroit. The jury found for Ford but awarded him just six cents.
- Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with Ford Motor Company Officials and Employees, 1914 - Henry Ford (center row, second from right) and Edsel Ford (back row, third from right) posed for this group photo in 1914. Other notables include Thomas A. Edison, Jr., son of the famous inventor (center row, second from left); Ernest Liebold, Henry Ford's executive secretary (back row, third from left); and Ray Dahlinger, manager of Ford Farms (back row, first from left).
- February 01, 1914
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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with Ford Motor Company Officials and Employees, 1914
Henry Ford (center row, second from right) and Edsel Ford (back row, third from right) posed for this group photo in 1914. Other notables include Thomas A. Edison, Jr., son of the famous inventor (center row, second from left); Ernest Liebold, Henry Ford's executive secretary (back row, third from left); and Ray Dahlinger, manager of Ford Farms (back row, first from left).