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- Process Photograph for 1966 Ford Mustang Advertising - Ford promoted the Mustang with a series of flashy newspaper and magazine advertisements. The ads typically showed the car in exciting or glamorous situations, or attracting attention from others. Men and women, young and old, singles and families were all depicted. The message was clear: Mustang wasn't just a car, it was a vibrant lifestyle that appealed to everyone.
- 1966
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Process Photograph for 1966 Ford Mustang Advertising
Ford promoted the Mustang with a series of flashy newspaper and magazine advertisements. The ads typically showed the car in exciting or glamorous situations, or attracting attention from others. Men and women, young and old, singles and families were all depicted. The message was clear: Mustang wasn't just a car, it was a vibrant lifestyle that appealed to everyone.
- Holiday Inn University, 1971 - Consistent, quality service and amenities made the first Holiday Inns successful in the 1950s. As the motel chain expanded, a rigorous training program helped maintain high standards. All property managers, called "Innkeepers," attended mandatory training courses near Holiday Inns' headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. The company built Holiday Inn University, a complete campus for manager training, in 1971.
- 1971
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Holiday Inn University, 1971
Consistent, quality service and amenities made the first Holiday Inns successful in the 1950s. As the motel chain expanded, a rigorous training program helped maintain high standards. All property managers, called "Innkeepers," attended mandatory training courses near Holiday Inns' headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. The company built Holiday Inn University, a complete campus for manager training, in 1971.
- School Reward of Merit, 1820-1835 - During the nineteenth-century, teachers recognized students with paper "rewards of merit." These small tokens commended a student's excellent work, perfect attendance, good behavior or other noteworthy accomplishment. Some contained simple handwritten sentiments from the teacher to the pupil. Many were printed and colorful, with space available to write in the student's name as well as their own.
- 1820-1835
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School Reward of Merit, 1820-1835
During the nineteenth-century, teachers recognized students with paper "rewards of merit." These small tokens commended a student's excellent work, perfect attendance, good behavior or other noteworthy accomplishment. Some contained simple handwritten sentiments from the teacher to the pupil. Many were printed and colorful, with space available to write in the student's name as well as their own.
- Woman Poses with Ford Automobile, August 1946 -
- August 16, 1946
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Woman Poses with Ford Automobile, August 1946
- The Lower Locks, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Washington D.C., 1910-1920 - President George Washington was devoted to improving the Potomac, the only river bisecting the Appalachian mountain barrier and an important trade route. Americans continued work on the waterway, completing the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in 1850. This photograph shows a boat using one of many lift locks, which raised or lowered water to make the canal navigable.
- 1910-1920
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The Lower Locks, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Washington D.C., 1910-1920
President George Washington was devoted to improving the Potomac, the only river bisecting the Appalachian mountain barrier and an important trade route. Americans continued work on the waterway, completing the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in 1850. This photograph shows a boat using one of many lift locks, which raised or lowered water to make the canal navigable.
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Williamsport, Maryland, circa 1903 - President George Washington was devoted to improving the Potomac, the only river bisecting the Appalachian mountain barrier and an important trade route. Americans continued work on the waterway, completing the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in 1850. In this Detroit Publishing Company photograph, a team of mules pulls a boat over one of the canal's aqueducts.
- circa 1903
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Williamsport, Maryland, circa 1903
President George Washington was devoted to improving the Potomac, the only river bisecting the Appalachian mountain barrier and an important trade route. Americans continued work on the waterway, completing the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in 1850. In this Detroit Publishing Company photograph, a team of mules pulls a boat over one of the canal's aqueducts.
- Belgian Refugee Children at Oughtrington Hall, Cheshire, England, 1918 - Percival Perry, chairman of Ford Motor Company Limited (Ford of Britain) during World War I, relayed the plight of Belgian refugees to Henry and Clara Ford. With their authority, Perry leased Oughtrington Hall to accommodate ninety men, women, and children. In addition to food, shelter, and clothing, the Fords supplied refugee children with a teacher, schoolroom, and playground equipment.
- 1918
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Belgian Refugee Children at Oughtrington Hall, Cheshire, England, 1918
Percival Perry, chairman of Ford Motor Company Limited (Ford of Britain) during World War I, relayed the plight of Belgian refugees to Henry and Clara Ford. With their authority, Perry leased Oughtrington Hall to accommodate ninety men, women, and children. In addition to food, shelter, and clothing, the Fords supplied refugee children with a teacher, schoolroom, and playground equipment.
- Office and Storage for Microfilmed Engineering Drawings at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1951 -
- January 23, 1951
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Office and Storage for Microfilmed Engineering Drawings at Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1951
- Woman Using Burroughs Corporation Offfice Equipment, June 1963 -
- June 05, 1963
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Woman Using Burroughs Corporation Offfice Equipment, June 1963
- Woman Holding Garden Hoe, May 1944 -
- May 18, 1944
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Woman Holding Garden Hoe, May 1944