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- Fiddler Mellie Dunham, circa 1925 - Mellie Dunham, Maine's champion fiddler, came to Henry Ford's attention in the fall of 1925. Ford invited the 72-year-old snowshoe maker from Norway, Maine, to play at one of his Dearborn dancing parties. Dunham's performance at the December 11th dance--well attended by the press--was highly publicized. The following day, Dunham delighted his listeners by playing Ford's Stradivari violin.
- circa 1925
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Fiddler Mellie Dunham, circa 1925
Mellie Dunham, Maine's champion fiddler, came to Henry Ford's attention in the fall of 1925. Ford invited the 72-year-old snowshoe maker from Norway, Maine, to play at one of his Dearborn dancing parties. Dunham's performance at the December 11th dance--well attended by the press--was highly publicized. The following day, Dunham delighted his listeners by playing Ford's Stradivari violin.
- George Liberace Visiting Henry Ford Museum's "Street of Shops," March 20, 1969 - Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. George Liberace, brother of pianist and showman Liberace and a musician in his own right, explored the museum's violin exhibits.
- March 20, 1969
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George Liberace Visiting Henry Ford Museum's "Street of Shops," March 20, 1969
Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. George Liberace, brother of pianist and showman Liberace and a musician in his own right, explored the museum's violin exhibits.
- George Liberace and Eudora Liberace Visiting Henry Ford Museum's "Street of Shops," March 20, 1969 - Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. George Liberace, brother of pianist and showman Liberace and a musician in his own right, explored the museum's violin exhibits.
- March 20, 1969
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George Liberace and Eudora Liberace Visiting Henry Ford Museum's "Street of Shops," March 20, 1969
Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. George Liberace, brother of pianist and showman Liberace and a musician in his own right, explored the museum's violin exhibits.
- Eudora Liberace and George Liberace Viewing Violins on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, March 20, 1969 - Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. George Liberace, brother of pianist and showman Liberace and a musician in his own right, explored the museum's violin exhibits.
- March 20, 1969
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Eudora Liberace and George Liberace Viewing Violins on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, March 20, 1969
Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. George Liberace, brother of pianist and showman Liberace and a musician in his own right, explored the museum's violin exhibits.
- Yehudi Menuhin at Henry Ford Museum, Playing Violins in the Museum's Collection, April 7, 1988 - Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. Yehudi Menuhin, considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, visited in 1988.
- April 07, 1988
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Yehudi Menuhin at Henry Ford Museum, Playing Violins in the Museum's Collection, April 7, 1988
Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. Yehudi Menuhin, considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, visited in 1988.
- Yehudi Menuhin Playing the "Maud Powell Violin" from the Collection of The Henry Ford, April 7, 1988 - Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. Yehudi Menuhin, considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, visited in 1988.
- April 07, 1988
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Yehudi Menuhin Playing the "Maud Powell Violin" from the Collection of The Henry Ford, April 7, 1988
Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. Yehudi Menuhin, considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, visited in 1988.
- Portrait of Fiddler Cooney Perdue, 1926 - Kentuckian Cooney Perdue earned a reputation as a skilled old-time fiddler. In the 1920s, Henry Ford encouraged a revival of the 19th-century fiddle tunes and folk dances he enjoyed as a young man. Perdue did well enough at a fiddling contest sponsored by a Ford dealer in Louisville, Kentucky, to win a trip to Detroit in 1926.
- January 20, 1926
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Portrait of Fiddler Cooney Perdue, 1926
Kentuckian Cooney Perdue earned a reputation as a skilled old-time fiddler. In the 1920s, Henry Ford encouraged a revival of the 19th-century fiddle tunes and folk dances he enjoyed as a young man. Perdue did well enough at a fiddling contest sponsored by a Ford dealer in Louisville, Kentucky, to win a trip to Detroit in 1926.
- Program, "Grand Excelsior Concert at Clinton Hall," May 27, 1868 -
- May 27, 1868
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Program, "Grand Excelsior Concert at Clinton Hall," May 27, 1868
- Program, "Two Grand Vocal and Instrumental Concerts! of Classic and Miscellaneous Music," Clinton Hall, Pontiac, February 7 and 8, 1871 -
- 07 February 1871 - 08 February 1871
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Program, "Two Grand Vocal and Instrumental Concerts! of Classic and Miscellaneous Music," Clinton Hall, Pontiac, February 7 and 8, 1871
- Violinist Grisha Goluboff and Henry Ford, 1934-1938 - Henry Ford lent some of his violins to promising young violinists. American prodigy Grisha Goluboff played Ford's 1703 Stradivari from about 1934 to 1938 at performing engagements in the United States and Europe. Henry Ford had lent the violin to Goluboff after Adolph Hitler demanded that Goluboff, son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, return the Guarneri violin lent to him by a German nobleman.
- 1934-1938
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Violinist Grisha Goluboff and Henry Ford, 1934-1938
Henry Ford lent some of his violins to promising young violinists. American prodigy Grisha Goluboff played Ford's 1703 Stradivari from about 1934 to 1938 at performing engagements in the United States and Europe. Henry Ford had lent the violin to Goluboff after Adolph Hitler demanded that Goluboff, son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, return the Guarneri violin lent to him by a German nobleman.