Search
- African American Grave at Richmond Hill Cemetery, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
African American Grave at Richmond Hill Cemetery, circa 1935
- Making Candles at Susquehanna House, Greenfield Village, 1956-1957 -
- 1956-1957
- Collections - Artifact
Making Candles at Susquehanna House, Greenfield Village, 1956-1957
- Radio Transmitter House, Fordlandia, Brazil -
- 1926 - 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Transmitter House, Fordlandia, Brazil
- Construction of Radio Transmitter House, Fordlandia, Brazil, March 1929 -
- March 23, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Construction of Radio Transmitter House, Fordlandia, Brazil, March 1929
- Susquehanna Plantation in Greenfield Village, October 2007 - Henry Carroll's Susquehanna Plantation was one of the largest, most productive farms in southern Maryland before the Civil War. Henry Ford had Carroll's house moved to Greenfield Village in 1942. Costumed presenters in 2007 interpreted the daily life of those living on prosperous Maryland estates--both the landowners and the enslaved African Americans whose skills and labor made these plantations profitable.
- October 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Susquehanna Plantation in Greenfield Village, October 2007
Henry Carroll's Susquehanna Plantation was one of the largest, most productive farms in southern Maryland before the Civil War. Henry Ford had Carroll's house moved to Greenfield Village in 1942. Costumed presenters in 2007 interpreted the daily life of those living on prosperous Maryland estates--both the landowners and the enslaved African Americans whose skills and labor made these plantations profitable.
- Susquehanna Plantation in Greenfield Village, 1965 -
- 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Susquehanna Plantation in Greenfield Village, 1965
- Radio Transmitter House, Fordlandia, Brazil, 1929 -
- March 23, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Transmitter House, Fordlandia, Brazil, 1929
- Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932 - In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- June 20, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932
In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932 - In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- June 20, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932
In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932 - In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- June 20, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932
In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.