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- Henry Ford on His 80th Birthday, U. S. Naval Training School at the Ford Rouge Plant, July 1943 - Personnel at the United States Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan, invited Henry Ford to celebrate his 80th birthday at the base. Ford was feted with gifts, a military drill, and a large cake modeled after the school buildings. The school -- built on land at Ford's Rouge Plant and leased to the Navy -- trained thousands of recruits in various skilled trades during World War II.
- July 28, 1943
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Henry Ford on His 80th Birthday, U. S. Naval Training School at the Ford Rouge Plant, July 1943
Personnel at the United States Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan, invited Henry Ford to celebrate his 80th birthday at the base. Ford was feted with gifts, a military drill, and a large cake modeled after the school buildings. The school -- built on land at Ford's Rouge Plant and leased to the Navy -- trained thousands of recruits in various skilled trades during World War II.
- Ford Rouge Plant Navy Service School Baseball Team, June 1942 - The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school, built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant, trained thousands of young recruits in skilled trades during World War II. Ford built housing and other buildings, including recreational facilities where recruits could play and relax.
- June 16, 1942
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Ford Rouge Plant Navy Service School Baseball Team, June 1942
The United States Navy Service School opened in Dearborn, Michigan, in early 1941. The school, built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant, trained thousands of young recruits in skilled trades during World War II. Ford built housing and other buildings, including recreational facilities where recruits could play and relax.
- Henry Ford with Trophy Presented to Him from Men Stationed at the Naval Service School, Ford Rouge Plant, August 20, 1941 - Students at the United States Navy Service School in Dearborn, Michigan, presented Henry Ford with a trophy for his 78th birthday in appreciation of his contributions to the school. Ford leased land at his Rouge Plant to the Navy for the school and made the factory's facilities and equipment available for training purposes. The school trained thousands of recruits during World War II.
- August 20, 1941
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Henry Ford with Trophy Presented to Him from Men Stationed at the Naval Service School, Ford Rouge Plant, August 20, 1941
Students at the United States Navy Service School in Dearborn, Michigan, presented Henry Ford with a trophy for his 78th birthday in appreciation of his contributions to the school. Ford leased land at his Rouge Plant to the Navy for the school and made the factory's facilities and equipment available for training purposes. The school trained thousands of recruits during World War II.
- Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan in a Navy Aircraft, Rounding the Pylon, Pulitzer Air Race, October 14, 1922 - Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. The annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States from the 1920s through the 1940s. Publisher Ralph Pulitzer sponsored the event's top prize. Russell Maughan won the 1922 contest held near Mount Clemens, Michigan.
- October 14, 1922
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Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan in a Navy Aircraft, Rounding the Pylon, Pulitzer Air Race, October 14, 1922
Air races provided pilots and manufacturers with an opportunity to test new technologies and show them off to enthusiastic audiences. The annual National Air Races were the premier competition in the United States from the 1920s through the 1940s. Publisher Ralph Pulitzer sponsored the event's top prize. Russell Maughan won the 1922 contest held near Mount Clemens, Michigan.
- Henry Ford II at a Dinner at the Ford Rouge Plant Navy Service School Barracks, 1941-1943 -
- 1941-1943
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Henry Ford II at a Dinner at the Ford Rouge Plant Navy Service School Barracks, 1941-1943
- United States Naval Cadet, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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United States Naval Cadet, circa 1890
- Cabinet for W.N.Y. SE-95A Radio Receiver, 1917 -
- 1917
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Cabinet for W.N.Y. SE-95A Radio Receiver, 1917
- Boston Patriot, Volume 9, No. 12, April 21, 1813 -
- April 21, 1813
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Boston Patriot, Volume 9, No. 12, April 21, 1813
- 2KW Radio Transformer and Reactance, 1917 -
- 1917
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2KW Radio Transformer and Reactance, 1917
- Pyrex Entering Insulator - Insulators--made of poor electrical conductors such as glass, ceramic, plastic, or composite materials--help make electric power and communication transmission lines safe. They isolate wires from utility poles, transmission towers, and buildings--structures that are made of conductive materials that could cause signal degradation, power loss, fire, or pose a shock hazard if the lines touched them.
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Pyrex Entering Insulator
Insulators--made of poor electrical conductors such as glass, ceramic, plastic, or composite materials--help make electric power and communication transmission lines safe. They isolate wires from utility poles, transmission towers, and buildings--structures that are made of conductive materials that could cause signal degradation, power loss, fire, or pose a shock hazard if the lines touched them.