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- Layout Map of Ford Road and Greenfield Road, Dearborn, Michigan, 1920-1922 -
- 1920-1922
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Layout Map of Ford Road and Greenfield Road, Dearborn, Michigan, 1920-1922
- "In Nature's Laboratory : Commemorating Our Vacation Trip of 1916, August 28th to September 9th" - The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs -- enjoyed their annual camping trips taken from 1916 to 1924. Burroughs chronicled the group's 1916 journey in the elaborate scrapbook <em>In Nature's Laboratory</em>. Burroughs, Edison, and Firestone traveled through the Adirondack Mountains and Vermont. Ford couldn't make the trip that year.
- 28 August 1916-09 September 1916
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"In Nature's Laboratory : Commemorating Our Vacation Trip of 1916, August 28th to September 9th"
The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs -- enjoyed their annual camping trips taken from 1916 to 1924. Burroughs chronicled the group's 1916 journey in the elaborate scrapbook In Nature's Laboratory. Burroughs, Edison, and Firestone traveled through the Adirondack Mountains and Vermont. Ford couldn't make the trip that year.
- "Guide Map of Detroit," 1878 -
- 1878
- Collections - Artifact
"Guide Map of Detroit," 1878
- "Dixie Highway, U.S. 25," circa 1950 - This brochure from about 1950 uses the more familiar trail name for Route 25 from Michigan to Florida -- the Dixie Highway.
- circa 1950
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"Dixie Highway, U.S. 25," circa 1950
This brochure from about 1950 uses the more familiar trail name for Route 25 from Michigan to Florida -- the Dixie Highway.
- Map, "Greater Shanghai Approximate Market Value Zones," June 1929 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. The company considered building an assembly plant in Shanghai, China. This map was collected during the study. Ford decided against the idea when it learned that Chinese law required the property to be owned by a citizen of China.
- June 01, 1929
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Map, "Greater Shanghai Approximate Market Value Zones," June 1929
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. The company considered building an assembly plant in Shanghai, China. This map was collected during the study. Ford decided against the idea when it learned that Chinese law required the property to be owned by a citizen of China.
- Greenfield Village & Henry Ford Museum Informational Brochure, "Handbook for Teachers," 1976 -
- 1976
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Greenfield Village & Henry Ford Museum Informational Brochure, "Handbook for Teachers," 1976
- "Chicago Bike Map- Streets for Cycling," Spring, 2001 - Most urban road infrastructure is built for cars, so city traveling can be difficult for cyclists. This roadmap suggests the safest and most convenient routes for cyclists to take in Chicago. It was published jointly by the city of Chicago and a nonprofit bicycle advocacy group.
- 2001
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"Chicago Bike Map- Streets for Cycling," Spring, 2001
Most urban road infrastructure is built for cars, so city traveling can be difficult for cyclists. This roadmap suggests the safest and most convenient routes for cyclists to take in Chicago. It was published jointly by the city of Chicago and a nonprofit bicycle advocacy group.
- Newspaper Advertising, "H. J. Heinz Co. Keystone Picklers and Preservers," May 25, 1895 - From very early on in the company's history, the keystone became the symbol of the H.J. Heinz Company. In this newspaper advertisement, a keystone symbol was juxtaposed over a map of the Pittsburgh area showing various Heinz farms and factories.
- May 25, 1895
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Newspaper Advertising, "H. J. Heinz Co. Keystone Picklers and Preservers," May 25, 1895
From very early on in the company's history, the keystone became the symbol of the H.J. Heinz Company. In this newspaper advertisement, a keystone symbol was juxtaposed over a map of the Pittsburgh area showing various Heinz farms and factories.
- Fire Insurance Map of the American Paper Tube Co., Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Surveyed December 7, 1929 - Fire insurance maps provided information to insurance companies about potential risks to homes, businesses, and factories. These maps -- with their easily identifiable symbols and color-coding -- depicted structural features, types of construction, and locations of fire hazards. Armed with this information, insurance underwriters could propose reasonable rates and offer protection against possible catastrophic financial loss in the event of a fire.
- December 07, 1929
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Fire Insurance Map of the American Paper Tube Co., Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Surveyed December 7, 1929
Fire insurance maps provided information to insurance companies about potential risks to homes, businesses, and factories. These maps -- with their easily identifiable symbols and color-coding -- depicted structural features, types of construction, and locations of fire hazards. Armed with this information, insurance underwriters could propose reasonable rates and offer protection against possible catastrophic financial loss in the event of a fire.
- Fire Insurance Map of the Mt. Vernon-Woodberry Cotton Duck Co., Baltimore, Maryland, Surveyed March 14, 1902 - Fire insurance maps provided information to insurance companies about potential risks to homes, businesses, and factories. These maps -- with their easily identifiable symbols and color-coding -- depicted structural features, types of construction, and locations of fire hazards. Armed with this information, insurance underwriters could propose reasonable rates and offer protection against possible catastrophic financial loss in the event of a fire.
- March 14, 1902
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Fire Insurance Map of the Mt. Vernon-Woodberry Cotton Duck Co., Baltimore, Maryland, Surveyed March 14, 1902
Fire insurance maps provided information to insurance companies about potential risks to homes, businesses, and factories. These maps -- with their easily identifiable symbols and color-coding -- depicted structural features, types of construction, and locations of fire hazards. Armed with this information, insurance underwriters could propose reasonable rates and offer protection against possible catastrophic financial loss in the event of a fire.