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- Meeting of Members of the Board of Directors of H. J. Heinz Company In the Presidents Office, May 21, 1909 - The H.J. Heinz company had humble beginnings with its founder producing horseradish out of his parent's home in 1869. With a rapidly expanding line of high-quality products and a flair for marketing, Heinz quickly became a household name. This photograph of the Board of Directors was taken in 1909, with H.J. Heinz himself seen here as the front figure on the right.
- May 21, 1909
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Meeting of Members of the Board of Directors of H. J. Heinz Company In the Presidents Office, May 21, 1909
The H.J. Heinz company had humble beginnings with its founder producing horseradish out of his parent's home in 1869. With a rapidly expanding line of high-quality products and a flair for marketing, Heinz quickly became a household name. This photograph of the Board of Directors was taken in 1909, with H.J. Heinz himself seen here as the front figure on the right.
- Harry Ferguson and Students with a Model Tractor, October 1938 -
- October 01, 1938
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Harry Ferguson and Students with a Model Tractor, October 1938
- Meeting between Harry Ferguson and Henry Ford at Fair Lane, October 1938 -
- October 01, 1938
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Meeting between Harry Ferguson and Henry Ford at Fair Lane, October 1938
- Meeting between Harry Ferguson and Henry Ford at Fair Lane, October 1938 -
- October 01, 1938
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Meeting between Harry Ferguson and Henry Ford at Fair Lane, October 1938
- Meeting between Harry Ferguson and Henry Ford at Fair Lane, October 1938 -
- October 01, 1938
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Meeting between Harry Ferguson and Henry Ford at Fair Lane, October 1938
- Telegram from John Wriston to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, April 5, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- April 05, 1937
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Telegram from John Wriston to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, April 5, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Telegram from Charles Hart to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Planning, March 12, 1936 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- March 12, 1936
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Telegram from Charles Hart to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Planning, March 12, 1936
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Telegram from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to L. G. Treadway Service Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, March 23, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- March 23, 1937
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Telegram from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to L. G. Treadway Service Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, March 23, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Meeting Minutes from the Dearborn Township Branch of the Equal Suffrage League of Wayne County, July 11, 1918 - Suffragists in the early 20th century joined local suffrage leagues and associations to advocate for women's right to vote. In July 1918, the Dearborn (Michigan) chapter of the Equal Suffrage League of Wayne County met to learn about organizing efforts and elect officials. Michigan suffragists worked tirelessly over the next few months to pass a state suffrage amendment.
- July 11, 1918
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Meeting Minutes from the Dearborn Township Branch of the Equal Suffrage League of Wayne County, July 11, 1918
Suffragists in the early 20th century joined local suffrage leagues and associations to advocate for women's right to vote. In July 1918, the Dearborn (Michigan) chapter of the Equal Suffrage League of Wayne County met to learn about organizing efforts and elect officials. Michigan suffragists worked tirelessly over the next few months to pass a state suffrage amendment.
- Abraham Lincoln Civil War Roundtable of Michigan, Logan County Courthouse, Greenfield Village, 1952-1957 - In 1929, Henry Ford purchased the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Abraham Lincoln had practiced law in the 1840s. Ford had the building moved to Greenfield Village and filled it with Lincoln-related artifacts. The historic structure attracted those who studied and admired the 16th President. This photograph shows a meeting of the Abraham Lincoln Civil War Round Table of Michigan in the courthouse.
- 1952-1957
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Abraham Lincoln Civil War Roundtable of Michigan, Logan County Courthouse, Greenfield Village, 1952-1957
In 1929, Henry Ford purchased the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Abraham Lincoln had practiced law in the 1840s. Ford had the building moved to Greenfield Village and filled it with Lincoln-related artifacts. The historic structure attracted those who studied and admired the 16th President. This photograph shows a meeting of the Abraham Lincoln Civil War Round Table of Michigan in the courthouse.