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- William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace in Greenfield Village, circa 1934 - Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- circa 1934
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William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace in Greenfield Village, circa 1934
Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace in Greenfield Village, April 1934 -
- April 23, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace in Greenfield Village, April 1934
- Indian Relief Project, McCurtain, Oklahoma, June 18, 1934 - The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 extended New Deal "relief" programs to Indigenous nations. Yet, members of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma, forcefully relocated there during the 1830s, did not have access to these services. Only after the passage of the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936 did members of these tribes receive the benefits from the "Indian New Deal."
- June 18, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Indian Relief Project, McCurtain, Oklahoma, June 18, 1934
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 extended New Deal "relief" programs to Indigenous nations. Yet, members of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma, forcefully relocated there during the 1830s, did not have access to these services. Only after the passage of the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936 did members of these tribes receive the benefits from the "Indian New Deal."