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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.
- 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.
- Information Booklet, "Christmas at Greenfield Village 1964" - In the 1950s and 1960s, Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum introduced a series of special events to broaden audience appeal. "Christmas at Greenfield Village" debuted in the 1960s. Guests could board a sleigh or carriage to begin their daytime visit of historic buildings decked out with Christmas greenery. Various village homes presented a nostalgic array of Christmas traditions from the past.
- 1964
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Information Booklet, "Christmas at Greenfield Village 1964"
In the 1950s and 1960s, Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum introduced a series of special events to broaden audience appeal. "Christmas at Greenfield Village" debuted in the 1960s. Guests could board a sleigh or carriage to begin their daytime visit of historic buildings decked out with Christmas greenery. Various village homes presented a nostalgic array of Christmas traditions from the past.
- Dance Program, "The Class of 1961 Presents 'Til the End of Time...," May 1961 -
- May 20, 1961
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Dance Program, "The Class of 1961 Presents 'Til the End of Time...," May 1961
- Etching Proof from a Thomas Nast Drawing, "The Slave of Fashion," 1878 - Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was an influential illustrator and political cartoonist. Many of the illustrations he created reflected his political leanings and general observations of American society. In an April 1878 issue of <EM>Harper's Bazar</EM>, the poem "Sister Slaves" pondered the plight of two slaves: one to household drudgery, the other to fashion. This was Nast's vision of the "The Slave of Fashion."
- April 20, 1878
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Etching Proof from a Thomas Nast Drawing, "The Slave of Fashion," 1878
Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was an influential illustrator and political cartoonist. Many of the illustrations he created reflected his political leanings and general observations of American society. In an April 1878 issue of Harper's Bazar, the poem "Sister Slaves" pondered the plight of two slaves: one to household drudgery, the other to fashion. This was Nast's vision of the "The Slave of Fashion."
- Tea Time, circa 1905 - 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 1905
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Tea Time, circa 1905
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.
- The American Woman's Home, 1869 -
- 1869
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The American Woman's Home, 1869
- Michael Endelman, Dressed for His Bar Mitzvah, 1989 -
- April 01, 1989
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Michael Endelman, Dressed for His Bar Mitzvah, 1989
- The Endelman Family at the Time of Michael Endelman's Bar Mitzvah, 1989 -
- April 01, 1989
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The Endelman Family at the Time of Michael Endelman's Bar Mitzvah, 1989
- Linda Detrick Nelson and Dale Wells Dressed for Redford Union High School Prom, May 13, 1960 -
- May 13, 1960
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Linda Detrick Nelson and Dale Wells Dressed for Redford Union High School Prom, May 13, 1960
- Patricia Jean Davis and Her Date before Junior Prom, January 1960 -
- January 01, 1960
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Patricia Jean Davis and Her Date before Junior Prom, January 1960