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- Ford Motor Company's Imperial Iron Ore Mine, Michigamme, Michigan, 1924 - Henry Ford organized the Michigan Iron, Land and Lumber Company in 1920 to administer Ford-owned natural resources in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Imperial Mine near Michigamme, Michigan, produced iron ore for Ford factories. The complex included a powerhouse, a shafthouse, a blacksmith shop, a general store, and housing for miners. Ford ended operations at the mine after World War II.
- January 30, 1924
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Ford Motor Company's Imperial Iron Ore Mine, Michigamme, Michigan, 1924
Henry Ford organized the Michigan Iron, Land and Lumber Company in 1920 to administer Ford-owned natural resources in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Imperial Mine near Michigamme, Michigan, produced iron ore for Ford factories. The complex included a powerhouse, a shafthouse, a blacksmith shop, a general store, and housing for miners. Ford ended operations at the mine after World War II.
- Women Working on Liberty Engines in the Grinding Room, Lincoln Motor Company Plant, circa 1917 - During World War I, American women stepped into jobs traditionally held by men. Women were an important part of the wartime workforce at Lincoln Motor Company. Henry Leland formed Lincoln in 1917 to manufacture Liberty aircraft engines for the Allied Powers. Lincoln employees built 6,500 engines during the war. Packard, Ford, Marmon, Buick, and Cadillac produced Liberty engines too.
- circa 1917
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Women Working on Liberty Engines in the Grinding Room, Lincoln Motor Company Plant, circa 1917
During World War I, American women stepped into jobs traditionally held by men. Women were an important part of the wartime workforce at Lincoln Motor Company. Henry Leland formed Lincoln in 1917 to manufacture Liberty aircraft engines for the Allied Powers. Lincoln employees built 6,500 engines during the war. Packard, Ford, Marmon, Buick, and Cadillac produced Liberty engines too.
- "Just Up," Copper Mine, Hecla Shaft No. 2, Calumet, Michigan, 1900-1906 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1900-1906
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"Just Up," Copper Mine, Hecla Shaft No. 2, Calumet, Michigan, 1900-1906
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- The "Vagabonds" Visit Ford's Imperial Mine on a Camping Trip, Michigamme, Michigan, 1923 - Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs -- the self-styled Vagabonds -- embarked on a series of camping excursions. These Vagabonds enjoyed retreating from the fast-paced world to explore nature and the pre-industrial countryside. In 1923, however, the Vagabonds (minus Burroughs who had died in 1921) visited Michigan's Upper Peninsula and some of Ford's business holdings.
- 1923
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The "Vagabonds" Visit Ford's Imperial Mine on a Camping Trip, Michigamme, Michigan, 1923
Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs -- the self-styled Vagabonds -- embarked on a series of camping excursions. These Vagabonds enjoyed retreating from the fast-paced world to explore nature and the pre-industrial countryside. In 1923, however, the Vagabonds (minus Burroughs who had died in 1921) visited Michigan's Upper Peninsula and some of Ford's business holdings.
- Advertisement for Harrison Loring, circa 1853 - Born in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in 1822, Harrison Loring constructed a machine and boiler shop in South Boston in 1847. This advertisement from 1853 promoted his engines and boilers for stationary and watercraft use. Loring later formed City Point Works, one of the first shipyards in the United States committed to building iron steamships and engines. Loring passed away in 1907.
- circa 1853
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Advertisement for Harrison Loring, circa 1853
Born in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in 1822, Harrison Loring constructed a machine and boiler shop in South Boston in 1847. This advertisement from 1853 promoted his engines and boilers for stationary and watercraft use. Loring later formed City Point Works, one of the first shipyards in the United States committed to building iron steamships and engines. Loring passed away in 1907.