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- Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940 - During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford built a high school, repaired homes, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- May 02, 1940
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Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940
During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford built a high school, repaired homes, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- Shop Class at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area. In 1939, Ford built a school for African-American children -- one of many local projects. He named the school in honor of his friend and famed educator and agricultural scientist George Washington Carver.
- circa 1940
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Shop Class at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area. In 1939, Ford built a school for African-American children -- one of many local projects. He named the school in honor of his friend and famed educator and agricultural scientist George Washington Carver.
- Boiler at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940 -
- circa 1940
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Boiler at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940
- Students Working on a Steam Engine at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georiga, circa 1940 -
- circa 1940
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Students Working on a Steam Engine at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georiga, circa 1940
- Evening Dress, Worn by Augusta Denton Roddis at Her Junior Prom, 1932 -
- April 15, 1932
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Evening Dress, Worn by Augusta Denton Roddis at Her Junior Prom, 1932
- "Story Book Ball," Prom Dance Card, 1932 -
- April 15, 1932
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"Story Book Ball," Prom Dance Card, 1932
- School Children Working in a Garden, Macon, Michigan -
- 1930-1947
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School Children Working in a Garden, Macon, Michigan
- Advertising Photograph for the Detroit Catholic Central versus Boys Town Football Game on October 22, 1944 -
- October 14, 1944
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Advertising Photograph for the Detroit Catholic Central versus Boys Town Football Game on October 22, 1944
- Advertising Photograph for the Detroit Catholic Central versus Boys Town Football Game on October 22, 1944 -
- October 14, 1944
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Advertising Photograph for the Detroit Catholic Central versus Boys Town Football Game on October 22, 1944
- Slauson Middle School Yearbook, 2020-2021 -
- 2020-2021
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Slauson Middle School Yearbook, 2020-2021