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- Grounds of "The Mangoes," Winter Estate of Henry and Clara Ford, circa 1925 - In 1916, Henry and Clara Ford purchased "The Mangoes." The Fort Myers, Florida, property adjoined the winter home of Thomas Edison -- Henry's friend and mentor. The Fords' estate featured a Craftsman bungalow and grounds lush with citrus trees and tropical plants. This image shows the variety of plant life found at the Fords' winter retreat.
- circa 1925
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Grounds of "The Mangoes," Winter Estate of Henry and Clara Ford, circa 1925
In 1916, Henry and Clara Ford purchased "The Mangoes." The Fort Myers, Florida, property adjoined the winter home of Thomas Edison -- Henry's friend and mentor. The Fords' estate featured a Craftsman bungalow and grounds lush with citrus trees and tropical plants. This image shows the variety of plant life found at the Fords' winter retreat.
- Grounds of "The Mangoes," Winter Estate of Henry and Clara Ford, circa 1925 - In 1916, Henry and Clara Ford purchased "The Mangoes." The Fort Myers, Florida, property adjoined the winter home of Thomas Edison -- Henry's friend and mentor. The Fords' estate featured a Craftsman bungalow and grounds lush with citrus trees and tropical plants. This image shows the variety of plant life found at the Fords' winter retreat.
- circa 1925
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Grounds of "The Mangoes," Winter Estate of Henry and Clara Ford, circa 1925
In 1916, Henry and Clara Ford purchased "The Mangoes." The Fort Myers, Florida, property adjoined the winter home of Thomas Edison -- Henry's friend and mentor. The Fords' estate featured a Craftsman bungalow and grounds lush with citrus trees and tropical plants. This image shows the variety of plant life found at the Fords' winter retreat.
- Workers Clearing Jungle, Fordlandia, Brazil, August 1931 - Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- August 15, 1931
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Workers Clearing Jungle, Fordlandia, Brazil, August 1931
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- Grounds of "The Mangoes," Winter Estate of Henry and Clara Ford, circa 1925 - In 1916, Henry and Clara Ford purchased "The Mangoes." The Fort Myers, Florida, property adjoined the winter home of Thomas Edison -- Henry's friend and mentor. The Fords' estate featured a Craftsman bungalow and grounds lush with citrus trees and tropical plants. This image shows the variety of plant life found at the Fords' winter retreat.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Grounds of "The Mangoes," Winter Estate of Henry and Clara Ford, circa 1925
In 1916, Henry and Clara Ford purchased "The Mangoes." The Fort Myers, Florida, property adjoined the winter home of Thomas Edison -- Henry's friend and mentor. The Fords' estate featured a Craftsman bungalow and grounds lush with citrus trees and tropical plants. This image shows the variety of plant life found at the Fords' winter retreat.
- Snow in the Alps, Painted by Virgil M. Exner, 1958 - Though best remembered for his design work under Harley Earl at General Motors Corporation, at Raymond Loewy's industrial design firm, at Studebaker Corporation, and in Chrysler Corporation's Advanced Styling Studio, Virgil Exner was also an artist at home. He made time for the fine arts, especially while recuperating from a 1956 heart attack. Exner painted this scenic watercolor in 1958.
- 1958
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Snow in the Alps, Painted by Virgil M. Exner, 1958
Though best remembered for his design work under Harley Earl at General Motors Corporation, at Raymond Loewy's industrial design firm, at Studebaker Corporation, and in Chrysler Corporation's Advanced Styling Studio, Virgil Exner was also an artist at home. He made time for the fine arts, especially while recuperating from a 1956 heart attack. Exner painted this scenic watercolor in 1958.
- Clara and Henry Ford at their Winter Home in Georgia, Richmond Hill Plantation, 1944 - Henry and Clara Ford began buying land outside Savannah, Georgia, in 1925. Clara eyed the property for a winter retreat, as it was less humid and more secluded than southwest Florida, where they'd previously wintered. The Fords completed a large house, named Richmond Hill, in 1937 and resided there for several weeks each winter for the remainder of their lives.
- circa 1943
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Clara and Henry Ford at their Winter Home in Georgia, Richmond Hill Plantation, 1944
Henry and Clara Ford began buying land outside Savannah, Georgia, in 1925. Clara eyed the property for a winter retreat, as it was less humid and more secluded than southwest Florida, where they'd previously wintered. The Fords completed a large house, named Richmond Hill, in 1937 and resided there for several weeks each winter for the remainder of their lives.
- Calabash Bottle, 1850-1855 - Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride or political or cultural affiliation, appealed to America's common man. The sheaf of grain on one side of the flask represents America's agricultural bounty. The tree found on the back may have been purely decorative.
- 1850-1855
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Calabash Bottle, 1850-1855
Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks, often decorated with symbols of national pride or political or cultural affiliation, appealed to America's common man. The sheaf of grain on one side of the flask represents America's agricultural bounty. The tree found on the back may have been purely decorative.
- Man Lying on the Forest Floor, circa 1865 - This carte-de-visite, made around 1865 in New York by the E. & H.T. Anthony photography firm, shows a man lying amid a stand of trees. Cartes-de-visite were small photographic prints on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Americans commonly collected and exchanged cartes-de-visites, which remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s.
- circa 1865
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Man Lying on the Forest Floor, circa 1865
This carte-de-visite, made around 1865 in New York by the E. & H.T. Anthony photography firm, shows a man lying amid a stand of trees. Cartes-de-visite were small photographic prints on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Americans commonly collected and exchanged cartes-de-visites, which remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s.
- Quilt, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
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Quilt, circa 1960
- Westchester, Old Chestnut Tree, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Westchester, Old Chestnut Tree, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.