Search
- 58 Bagley Avenue Shed at Its Original Site, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908 - This shed sat behind a house at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, where Henry and Clara Ford lived for 3-1/2 years. Henry and friends built the Quadricycle, Ford's first automobile, in the shed in 1896. Many years later, Ford had the building reconstructed in Greenfield Village. Photographs of the original building and site helped ensure the replica's accuracy.
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
58 Bagley Avenue Shed at Its Original Site, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908
This shed sat behind a house at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, where Henry and Clara Ford lived for 3-1/2 years. Henry and friends built the Quadricycle, Ford's first automobile, in the shed in 1896. Many years later, Ford had the building reconstructed in Greenfield Village. Photographs of the original building and site helped ensure the replica's accuracy.
- Bagley Avenue Workshop at Its Original Site, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908 - Henry Ford reconstructed the Bagley Avenue Workshop, the shed behind the duplex house at 58 Bagley where he and Clara had lived, in Greenfield Village in 1933. Ford built the 1896 Quadricycle, his first automobile, in the original shed. Photos of the original building and site guided the reconstruction. Bricks from the actual Bagley house reportedly were used in the replica shed.
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Bagley Avenue Workshop at Its Original Site, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908
Henry Ford reconstructed the Bagley Avenue Workshop, the shed behind the duplex house at 58 Bagley where he and Clara had lived, in Greenfield Village in 1933. Ford built the 1896 Quadricycle, his first automobile, in the original shed. Photos of the original building and site guided the reconstruction. Bricks from the actual Bagley house reportedly were used in the replica shed.
- Henry Ford Residence and Workshop at #58 Bagley Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 1894-1897 - From late 1893 to mid-1897, Henry and Clara Ford rented the left half of a duplex at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit. Henry built his first automobile, the 1896 Quadricycle, in a shed behind the house. Charles Brady King drew this blueprint of the Bagley Avenue buildings in 1929, by which time the house was converted into a tea room.
- October 14, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Residence and Workshop at #58 Bagley Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 1894-1897
From late 1893 to mid-1897, Henry and Clara Ford rented the left half of a duplex at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit. Henry built his first automobile, the 1896 Quadricycle, in a shed behind the house. Charles Brady King drew this blueprint of the Bagley Avenue buildings in 1929, by which time the house was converted into a tea room.
- Hearse Shed in Newton, New Hampshire, April 1928, before Its Relocation to Greenfield Village -
- April 01, 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Hearse Shed in Newton, New Hampshire, April 1928, before Its Relocation to Greenfield Village
- Louis Ives Home on Military and Morley Streets, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Louis Ives Home on Military and Morley Streets, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1900
- Jawana Jackson in the Backyard of the Jackson Home, Selma, Alabama, 1961 -
- October 01, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Jawana Jackson in the Backyard of the Jackson Home, Selma, Alabama, 1961
- The Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer and Camp at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina - Wilbur and Orville Wright established a modest camp among the sand dunes at Kill Devil Hills. They built a wooden shed to house their glider -- and themselves -- in 1901. When they returned with the powered Flyer airplane in 1903, the brothers built a new, larger hangar and converted the old shed into living quarters. Wilbur jokingly called it their "summer house."
- November 24, 1903
- Collections - Artifact
The Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer and Camp at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Wilbur and Orville Wright established a modest camp among the sand dunes at Kill Devil Hills. They built a wooden shed to house their glider -- and themselves -- in 1901. When they returned with the powered Flyer airplane in 1903, the brothers built a new, larger hangar and converted the old shed into living quarters. Wilbur jokingly called it their "summer house."
- Phoenixville Post Office and the Hearse Shed before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002 -
- 09 September 2002 - 11 September 2002
- Collections - Artifact
Phoenixville Post Office and the Hearse Shed before Relocation during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, September 2002
- Woodchuck Lodge and Shed, Roxbury, New York, 1944 - John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat. Henry Ford purchased the property after Burroughs's death. It was sold back to the Burroughs's son, Julian, in 1947.
- May 19, 1944
- Collections - Artifact
Woodchuck Lodge and Shed, Roxbury, New York, 1944
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat. Henry Ford purchased the property after Burroughs's death. It was sold back to the Burroughs's son, Julian, in 1947.
- Parking Shed at Woodchuck Lodge, Roxbury, New York, 1944 - John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat. Henry Ford purchased the property after Burroughs's death. It was sold back to the Burroughs's son, Julian, in 1947.
- May 19, 1944
- Collections - Artifact
Parking Shed at Woodchuck Lodge, Roxbury, New York, 1944
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat. Henry Ford purchased the property after Burroughs's death. It was sold back to the Burroughs's son, Julian, in 1947.