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- Bandstand at New Site after Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.

- November 01, 2002
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Bandstand at New Site after Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, November 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Edison Institute School Students in the Dance Room of Ford Engineering Laboratory, May 1929 - Henry Ford created a room for dancing at Ford Motor Company's Engineering Lab, where his office and the company's engineering activities were located. These students are learning the traditional American dances of Henry Ford's youth -- along with dance etiquette. Later, Ford built Lovett Hall, an elegant ballroom named for his dancing master.

- May 11, 1929
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Edison Institute School Students in the Dance Room of Ford Engineering Laboratory, May 1929
Henry Ford created a room for dancing at Ford Motor Company's Engineering Lab, where his office and the company's engineering activities were located. These students are learning the traditional American dances of Henry Ford's youth -- along with dance etiquette. Later, Ford built Lovett Hall, an elegant ballroom named for his dancing master.
- Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives at Ford Engineering Laboratory, 1938 - R.H. Schmidt -- head of purchasing at Ford Motor Company's Cologne, Germany, plant -- took this photo of Henry Ford and senior executives while Schmidt was visiting Ford's Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. At left are vice president of manufacturing P.E. Martin and production superintendent Charles Sorensen. Henry Ford is at far right.

- 1938
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Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives at Ford Engineering Laboratory, 1938
R.H. Schmidt -- head of purchasing at Ford Motor Company's Cologne, Germany, plant -- took this photo of Henry Ford and senior executives while Schmidt was visiting Ford's Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. At left are vice president of manufacturing P.E. Martin and production superintendent Charles Sorensen. Henry Ford is at far right.
- Office of H. R. Waddell in the Ford Engineering Laboratory, September 1952 - In 1923, H.R. Waddell joined the mailing department at Dearborn Publishing Company -- one of Henry Ford's many businesses outside Ford Motor Company. The next year, he was transferred to the Office of Henry Ford, where he was given secretarial duties. Mr. Waddell's responsibilities increased over time. This photo shows his office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory.

- September 17, 1952
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Office of H. R. Waddell in the Ford Engineering Laboratory, September 1952
In 1923, H.R. Waddell joined the mailing department at Dearborn Publishing Company -- one of Henry Ford's many businesses outside Ford Motor Company. The next year, he was transferred to the Office of Henry Ford, where he was given secretarial duties. Mr. Waddell's responsibilities increased over time. This photo shows his office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory.
- Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Examining Tire in Laboratory, circa 1935 - Henry Ford and Edsel Ford were photographed inspecting a tire circa 1935. Ford Motor Company began construction of its own tire plant, at the Rouge factory complex, in 1937. Two years later, the plant was turning out as many as 16,000 tires each day. Nearly eight million "Ford" branded tires were made before World War II ended production in 1942.

- circa 1935
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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Examining Tire in Laboratory, circa 1935
Henry Ford and Edsel Ford were photographed inspecting a tire circa 1935. Ford Motor Company began construction of its own tire plant, at the Rouge factory complex, in 1937. Two years later, the plant was turning out as many as 16,000 tires each day. Nearly eight million "Ford" branded tires were made before World War II ended production in 1942.
- Reactance Coil, Used at Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, 1915-1920 - John Hays Hammond, Jr., is considered "the father of radio control." In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts, as his home and research laboratory. With 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. A reactance coil is an inductor, blocking high-frequency AC power, allowing low-frequency DC power to pass.

- 1915-1920
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Reactance Coil, Used at Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, 1915-1920
John Hays Hammond, Jr., is considered "the father of radio control." In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts, as his home and research laboratory. With 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. A reactance coil is an inductor, blocking high-frequency AC power, allowing low-frequency DC power to pass.
- Radio Microphone, Used at Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1915 - John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.

- circa 1915
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Radio Microphone, Used at Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1915
John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.
- Menlo Park Laboratory Complex during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, April 2003 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.

- April 01, 2003
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Menlo Park Laboratory Complex during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, April 2003
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Fixed Condenser, Used in the Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1911 - John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.

- circa 1911
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Fixed Condenser, Used in the Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1911
John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.
- Fixed Condenser, Used in the Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1911 - John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.

- circa 1911
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Fixed Condenser, Used in the Hammond Radio Research Laboratory, circa 1911
John Hays Hammond, Jr., was largely responsible for launching the field of radio control. In 1926, he built a medieval-inspired castle in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This site served as his home and research laboratory. With over 400 patents to his name, Hammond developed ideas for radio control, autopilot function, and targeted missile detonation. This device was used in Hammond's laboratory.