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- Henry Ford with the Old-Time Dance Orchestra at His Richmond Hill, Georgia Estate, circa 1940 - In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Ford summered at his Richmond Hill, Georgia, home. Ford brought his Old Time Orchestra there about 1940 to provide music for his old-fashioned dances. He also had Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by the orchestra, teach these traditional American dance steps to the children in the schools he built there.
- circa 1940
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Henry Ford with the Old-Time Dance Orchestra at His Richmond Hill, Georgia Estate, circa 1940
In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Ford summered at his Richmond Hill, Georgia, home. Ford brought his Old Time Orchestra there about 1940 to provide music for his old-fashioned dances. He also had Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by the orchestra, teach these traditional American dance steps to the children in the schools he built there.
- Benjamin Lovett and Henry Ford's Old-time Dance Orchestra in Lovett Hall, Dearborn, Michigan, 1944 - Henry Ford's Old Time Orchestra play dance music on the band shell in the Lovett Hall ballroom. The musicians are William Hallup (cimbalom), Clayton Perry (violin), Gino Caporali (string bass), Don Van DeVen (accordion), and Ed Baxter (dulcimer). Benjamin Lovett, at the microphone, called the dance steps. Gino Caporali joined the band in the late 1930s, replacing Maurice Castel.
- February 14, 1944
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Benjamin Lovett and Henry Ford's Old-time Dance Orchestra in Lovett Hall, Dearborn, Michigan, 1944
Henry Ford's Old Time Orchestra play dance music on the band shell in the Lovett Hall ballroom. The musicians are William Hallup (cimbalom), Clayton Perry (violin), Gino Caporali (string bass), Don Van DeVen (accordion), and Ed Baxter (dulcimer). Benjamin Lovett, at the microphone, called the dance steps. Gino Caporali joined the band in the late 1930s, replacing Maurice Castel.
- Henry Ford with His Old-Time Dance Orchestra, 1933 - In 1924, Henry Ford put together an "Old Time Orchestra" to play at his old-fashioned dances. Ford chose musicians William Hallup (cimbalom), Maurice Castel (string bass), Clayton Perry (fiddle; here guitar) and Edwin Baxter (dulcimer). Henry Ford loved fiddling and could play a bit. At this July 1933 dance in celebration of Ford's 70th birthday, Henry sits with the band.
- July 01, 1933
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Henry Ford with His Old-Time Dance Orchestra, 1933
In 1924, Henry Ford put together an "Old Time Orchestra" to play at his old-fashioned dances. Ford chose musicians William Hallup (cimbalom), Maurice Castel (string bass), Clayton Perry (fiddle; here guitar) and Edwin Baxter (dulcimer). Henry Ford loved fiddling and could play a bit. At this July 1933 dance in celebration of Ford's 70th birthday, Henry sits with the band.
- Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra at His Winter Home in Georgia, Richmond Hill Plantation, circa 1940 - In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Ford summered at his Richmond Hill, Georgia, home. Ford brought his Old Time Orchestra there about 1940 to provide music for his old-fashioned dances. He also had Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by the orchestra, teach these traditional American dance steps to the children in the schools he built there.
- circa 1940
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Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra at His Winter Home in Georgia, Richmond Hill Plantation, circa 1940
In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Ford summered at his Richmond Hill, Georgia, home. Ford brought his Old Time Orchestra there about 1940 to provide music for his old-fashioned dances. He also had Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by the orchestra, teach these traditional American dance steps to the children in the schools he built there.
- Henry Ford Playing Violin, with His Old-time Dance Orchestra Musicians, 1933 - In 1924, Henry Ford put together an "Old Time Orchestra" to play at his old-fashioned dances. Ford chose musicians William Hallup (cimbalom), Maurice Castel (string bass), Clayton Perry (fiddle; here guitar) and Edwin Baxter (dulcimer). Henry Ford loved fiddling and could play a bit. At this July 1933 dance in celebration of Ford's 70th birthday, Henry sat in with the band.
- July 01, 1933
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Henry Ford Playing Violin, with His Old-time Dance Orchestra Musicians, 1933
In 1924, Henry Ford put together an "Old Time Orchestra" to play at his old-fashioned dances. Ford chose musicians William Hallup (cimbalom), Maurice Castel (string bass), Clayton Perry (fiddle; here guitar) and Edwin Baxter (dulcimer). Henry Ford loved fiddling and could play a bit. At this July 1933 dance in celebration of Ford's 70th birthday, Henry sat in with the band.
- Program, "The Fifth Annual Quadrille," Music by Henry Ford's Old-Time Orchestra, 1939 - Henry Ford sent his Old Time Orchestra to out-of-state parties, including the all-male Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. Benjamin Lovett, Ford's dancing master, gave the young men instruction in the basic steps for the traditional American dances like the quadrille and the schottische. Then, young women from Pennsylvania State College joined them for a formal dance.
- April 26, 1939
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Program, "The Fifth Annual Quadrille," Music by Henry Ford's Old-Time Orchestra, 1939
Henry Ford sent his Old Time Orchestra to out-of-state parties, including the all-male Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. Benjamin Lovett, Ford's dancing master, gave the young men instruction in the basic steps for the traditional American dances like the quadrille and the schottische. Then, young women from Pennsylvania State College joined them for a formal dance.
- Henry Ford with His Old-time Dance Orchestra, 1933 - Henry Ford created a dance room at Ford Motor Company's Engineering Lab, where his office and the company's engineering activities were located. Here, from the mid-1920s to the mid-1930s, Ford held his old-fashioned dancing parties for adults and hosted dance lessons for children. Ford's Old Time Orchestra provided the music, while Benjamin Lovett called the dance steps. 70-year-old Ford listens with pleasure.
- July 01, 1933
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Henry Ford with His Old-time Dance Orchestra, 1933
Henry Ford created a dance room at Ford Motor Company's Engineering Lab, where his office and the company's engineering activities were located. Here, from the mid-1920s to the mid-1930s, Ford held his old-fashioned dancing parties for adults and hosted dance lessons for children. Ford's Old Time Orchestra provided the music, while Benjamin Lovett called the dance steps. 70-year-old Ford listens with pleasure.
- Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra, circa 1925 - Henry Ford needed a band to play at his "old-fashioned" dances, so he put together his "Old Time Orchestra" in 1924. Fiddles and dulcimers had often accompanied the dances of his youth. He tried out different instruments and musicians till he got the sound he wanted. In the early years, the orchestra included a fiddle, dulcimer, cimbalom--and a sousaphone.
- circa 1925
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Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra, circa 1925
Henry Ford needed a band to play at his "old-fashioned" dances, so he put together his "Old Time Orchestra" in 1924. Fiddles and dulcimers had often accompanied the dances of his youth. He tried out different instruments and musicians till he got the sound he wanted. In the early years, the orchestra included a fiddle, dulcimer, cimbalom--and a sousaphone.
- Henry Ford with the Old-Time Dance Orchestra at His Richmond Hill, Georgia Estate, circa 1940 - In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Ford summered at his Richmond Hill, Georgia, home. Ford brought his Old Time Orchestra there about 1940 to provide music for his old-fashioned dances. He also had Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by the orchestra, teach these traditional American dance steps to the children in the schools he built there.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford with the Old-Time Dance Orchestra at His Richmond Hill, Georgia Estate, circa 1940
In the 1930s and 1940s, Henry Ford summered at his Richmond Hill, Georgia, home. Ford brought his Old Time Orchestra there about 1940 to provide music for his old-fashioned dances. He also had Benjamin Lovett, accompanied by the orchestra, teach these traditional American dance steps to the children in the schools he built there.
- Fiddler Jep Bisbee with Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra, circa 1925 - Henry Ford loved Jep Bisbee's fiddling--and the automaker's admiration soon made the elderly Paris, Michigan fiddler a celebrity. Ford met Bisbee in 1923 while on a summer camping trip in northern Michigan. Bisbee at Ford's request, recorded for Edison Records a few months later. Bisbee (shown here with Ford's dance orchestra) won a statewide fiddling contest held in Detroit in January 1926.
- circa 1925
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Fiddler Jep Bisbee with Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra, circa 1925
Henry Ford loved Jep Bisbee's fiddling--and the automaker's admiration soon made the elderly Paris, Michigan fiddler a celebrity. Ford met Bisbee in 1923 while on a summer camping trip in northern Michigan. Bisbee at Ford's request, recorded for Edison Records a few months later. Bisbee (shown here with Ford's dance orchestra) won a statewide fiddling contest held in Detroit in January 1926.