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- Construction of the Willow Run Ford Village Industry Plant, September 1939 - In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford located small hydroelectrically powered factories throughout rural southeast Michigan. Built in 1939, the Willow Run plant differed from other "Village Industries." Instead of local residents, boys from Ford's nearby Camp Willow Run -- which provided income and life-skills training for underprivileged teenagers -- worked here, supplying door and ignition locks and keys for Ford's passenger cars.
- September 05, 1939
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Construction of the Willow Run Ford Village Industry Plant, September 1939
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford located small hydroelectrically powered factories throughout rural southeast Michigan. Built in 1939, the Willow Run plant differed from other "Village Industries." Instead of local residents, boys from Ford's nearby Camp Willow Run -- which provided income and life-skills training for underprivileged teenagers -- worked here, supplying door and ignition locks and keys for Ford's passenger cars.
- Powerhouse, River, and Dam, 1924 - In 1924-25 the Ford Motor Company ran a series of sixteen dramatic advertisements in the <em>Saturday Evening Post</em> and <em>Country Gentleman</em> magazines. The effectiveness of the ads was due in large part to the specially commissioned artwork that accompanied the descriptive text. The restricted palette employed in the original art was imposed by the "duotone" process used for color reproduction.
- 1924
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Powerhouse, River, and Dam, 1924
In 1924-25 the Ford Motor Company ran a series of sixteen dramatic advertisements in the Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman magazines. The effectiveness of the ads was due in large part to the specially commissioned artwork that accompanied the descriptive text. The restricted palette employed in the original art was imposed by the "duotone" process used for color reproduction.
- Program, "Inaugural Ceremonies of the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant," August 8, 1956 -
- August 08, 1956
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Program, "Inaugural Ceremonies of the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant," August 8, 1956
- We Almost Lost Detroit, 1975 -
- 1966
- Collections - Artifact
We Almost Lost Detroit, 1975
- "The Edison Electric Illuminating Company's Pearl Street Station, New York," April 1890 -
- April 05, 1890
- Collections - Artifact
"The Edison Electric Illuminating Company's Pearl Street Station, New York," April 1890
- Cutaway Model of Core Fuel Assembly, circa 1963 -
- circa 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Cutaway Model of Core Fuel Assembly, circa 1963
- Radiation Safety Display Board, circa 1963 -
- circa 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Radiation Safety Display Board, circa 1963
- Model of Nuclear Fuel Rod Grid Structure, circa 1963 -
- circa 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Model of Nuclear Fuel Rod Grid Structure, circa 1963
- 1924 Ford Motor Company Institutional Message Advertising Campaign, "Vital Resources that Cannot Fail" - In 1924-25 the Ford Motor Company ran a series of sixteen dramatic advertisements in the <em>Saturday Evening Post</em> and <em>Country Gentleman</em> magazines. Rather than promoting the Model T specifically, the ads aimed to convey the company's scale and philosophy. This ad is a reminder that Henry Ford pursued many technologies and production methods that we would now recognize as renewable or sustainable.
- 1924
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1924 Ford Motor Company Institutional Message Advertising Campaign, "Vital Resources that Cannot Fail"
In 1924-25 the Ford Motor Company ran a series of sixteen dramatic advertisements in the Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman magazines. Rather than promoting the Model T specifically, the ads aimed to convey the company's scale and philosophy. This ad is a reminder that Henry Ford pursued many technologies and production methods that we would now recognize as renewable or sustainable.
- Hayden Mills Hydroelectric Plant, Tecumseh, Michigan, 1936 - In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories throughout southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local residents -- ideally farmers who could maintain their farms when not working at the factory -- and supplied Ford with tools and vehicle parts. At Hayden Mills in Tecumseh, Michigan, employees cleaned, packed, and stored soybeans -- a crop used by Ford to make paints and plastics.
- June 03, 1936
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Hayden Mills Hydroelectric Plant, Tecumseh, Michigan, 1936
In the 1920s and '30s, Henry Ford set up small-scale factories throughout southeast Michigan. These "Village Industries" employed local residents -- ideally farmers who could maintain their farms when not working at the factory -- and supplied Ford with tools and vehicle parts. At Hayden Mills in Tecumseh, Michigan, employees cleaned, packed, and stored soybeans -- a crop used by Ford to make paints and plastics.