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- Violin, "The Siberian," by Antonio Stradivari, 1709 - In the 1920s, Henry Ford purchased several exquisite Italian violins, including this 1709 Stradivari. From the 1680s until the 1730s, Antonio Stradivari was the leading stringed-instrument maker in Cremona, Italy--an important center of stringed instrument production. Ford's 1709 violin was made during Stradivari's "golden era." It got its name--"the Siberian"--because it was once owned by a Russian amateur violinist who lived in Siberia.
- 1709
- Collections - Artifact
Violin, "The Siberian," by Antonio Stradivari, 1709
In the 1920s, Henry Ford purchased several exquisite Italian violins, including this 1709 Stradivari. From the 1680s until the 1730s, Antonio Stradivari was the leading stringed-instrument maker in Cremona, Italy--an important center of stringed instrument production. Ford's 1709 violin was made during Stradivari's "golden era." It got its name--"the Siberian"--because it was once owned by a Russian amateur violinist who lived in Siberia.
- Thomas Flyer on Bridge in Yekaterinburg, Russia, New York to Paris Race, 1908 - The 1908 New York to Paris race was a 22,000-mile automobile endurance contest that spanned three continents. When the Thomas Flyer passed through towns and villages -- even those in the remote corners of Russia -- local officials and the public gathered to greet the American racers.
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Thomas Flyer on Bridge in Yekaterinburg, Russia, New York to Paris Race, 1908
The 1908 New York to Paris race was a 22,000-mile automobile endurance contest that spanned three continents. When the Thomas Flyer passed through towns and villages -- even those in the remote corners of Russia -- local officials and the public gathered to greet the American racers.