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- Telegram from Will Rogers to Henry Ford, October 18, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. At the last minute, Will Rogers found time to get away from a film he was making to attend.
- October 18, 1929
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Telegram from Will Rogers to Henry Ford, October 18, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. At the last minute, Will Rogers found time to get away from a film he was making to attend.
- Telegram from John Wriston to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, April 5, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- April 05, 1937
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Telegram from John Wriston to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, April 5, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Easter Telegram, "Easter Greeting by Western Union," 1938 - Telegraph companies in the early 20th century wanted people to send more telegrams, but many average Americans were wary of them -- the few these customers received (or sent) usually relayed urgent, sometimes tragic, news. Telegraph companies created colorful telegrams with matching envelopes to convey good wishes especially for holidays. These designs helped allay the recipient's fear of receiving bad news.
- April 08, 1938
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Easter Telegram, "Easter Greeting by Western Union," 1938
Telegraph companies in the early 20th century wanted people to send more telegrams, but many average Americans were wary of them -- the few these customers received (or sent) usually relayed urgent, sometimes tragic, news. Telegraph companies created colorful telegrams with matching envelopes to convey good wishes especially for holidays. These designs helped allay the recipient's fear of receiving bad news.
- Telegram from Charles Hart to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Planning, March 12, 1936 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- March 12, 1936
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Telegram from Charles Hart to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Planning, March 12, 1936
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Telegram from Thomas Edison to Henry Ford with Birthday Greeting, July 30, 1929 -
- July 30, 1929
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Telegram from Thomas Edison to Henry Ford with Birthday Greeting, July 30, 1929
- Birthday Greeting Telegram to Henry Ford from Darlene Dorgan and the "Model T Girls," July 29, 1941 - Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in the self-painted silver "T". After driving to Dearborn, Michigan, to wish Henry Ford a happy birthday in 1938, the group kept in touch with the famed automaker.
- July 29, 1941
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Birthday Greeting Telegram to Henry Ford from Darlene Dorgan and the "Model T Girls," July 29, 1941
Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in the self-painted silver "T". After driving to Dearborn, Michigan, to wish Henry Ford a happy birthday in 1938, the group kept in touch with the famed automaker.
- Telegram to Edsel Ford from Arthur Judson regarding Leon Theremin, February 27-28 1928 -
- 27 February 1928-28 February 1928
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Telegram to Edsel Ford from Arthur Judson regarding Leon Theremin, February 27-28 1928
- Telegram from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to L. G. Treadway Service Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, March 23, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- March 23, 1937
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Telegram from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to L. G. Treadway Service Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, March 23, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Telegram from Edsel Ford to W. J. Scripps, Radio Station WWJ, regarding American Red Cross Relief Fund, May 21, 1940 -
- May 21, 1940
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Telegram from Edsel Ford to W. J. Scripps, Radio Station WWJ, regarding American Red Cross Relief Fund, May 21, 1940
- Telegram from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford, March 16, 1940 - In early 1940, George Washington Carver traveled to his friend Henry Ford's property in Ways, Georgia. Ford had decided to honor Carver by naming a school after him; Carver and his assistant Austin Curtis, Jr., attended a number of dedication events at the Georgia school. When Carver returned home to Tuskegee, Alabama, he sent Ford this grateful telegram.
- March 16, 1940
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Telegram from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford, March 16, 1940
In early 1940, George Washington Carver traveled to his friend Henry Ford's property in Ways, Georgia. Ford had decided to honor Carver by naming a school after him; Carver and his assistant Austin Curtis, Jr., attended a number of dedication events at the Georgia school. When Carver returned home to Tuskegee, Alabama, he sent Ford this grateful telegram.