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- Layout Map of Ford Road and Greenfield Road, Dearborn, Michigan, 1920-1922 -
- 1920-1922
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Layout Map of Ford Road and Greenfield Road, Dearborn, Michigan, 1920-1922
- Program of Events for the Dedication of the Harvey S. Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village," June 29, 1985 - In 1983, the Firestone family donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead to Greenfield Village. The farm had been the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford. On June 29, 1985, descendants of Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone along with former U.S. President Gerald Ford helped dedicate the newly installed farm.
- June 29, 1985
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Program of Events for the Dedication of the Harvey S. Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village," June 29, 1985
In 1983, the Firestone family donated their circa 1828 Columbiana County, Ohio, farmstead to Greenfield Village. The farm had been the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, who later became a tire and rubber magnate and friend of Henry Ford. On June 29, 1985, descendants of Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone along with former U.S. President Gerald Ford helped dedicate the newly installed farm.
- Menu from Eagle Tavern, Greenfield Village, 1982, "Bill of Fare" - The 1982 transformation from the cafeteria-style Clinton Inn to the restaurant-style Eagle Tavern of the 1850s era included research on period foods, recipes, and menus. This was the original 1982 version of a re-created menu at Eagle Tavern, based on 1850s-era menus.
- 1982
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Menu from Eagle Tavern, Greenfield Village, 1982, "Bill of Fare"
The 1982 transformation from the cafeteria-style Clinton Inn to the restaurant-style Eagle Tavern of the 1850s era included research on period foods, recipes, and menus. This was the original 1982 version of a re-created menu at Eagle Tavern, based on 1850s-era menus.
- Wallpaper Used in Firestone Farmhouse Dining Room in Greenfield Village, Reproduced circa 1985 -
- circa 1985
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Wallpaper Used in Firestone Farmhouse Dining Room in Greenfield Village, Reproduced circa 1985
- "Soy Bean Seed Production in Michigan," 1936 -
- April 01, 1936
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"Soy Bean Seed Production in Michigan," 1936
- Letter from Georgia Singleton Ralls to Charles T. Newton in the Office of Henry Ford, circa 1935 -
- circa 1934
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Letter from Georgia Singleton Ralls to Charles T. Newton in the Office of Henry Ford, circa 1935
- Drawing of Sir John Bennett Store Tower Clock Movement, October 1929 -
- October 19, 1929
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Drawing of Sir John Bennett Store Tower Clock Movement, October 1929
- Detroit News Clipping from March 14, 1954, "Hot Dog Wagon a Bright Spot of Old Detroit" - Night lunch wagons became popular in the 1890s. These horse-drawn "restaurants on wheels" served simple, affordable food like hot dogs after regular restaurants closed for the night. The Owl Night Lunch wagon pictured here operated in Detroit until 1926, when a city ordinance banned lunch wagons. Henry Ford, who had patronized the Owl as a young engineer, acquired it for Greenfield Village in 1927.
- March 14, 1954
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Detroit News Clipping from March 14, 1954, "Hot Dog Wagon a Bright Spot of Old Detroit"
Night lunch wagons became popular in the 1890s. These horse-drawn "restaurants on wheels" served simple, affordable food like hot dogs after regular restaurants closed for the night. The Owl Night Lunch wagon pictured here operated in Detroit until 1926, when a city ordinance banned lunch wagons. Henry Ford, who had patronized the Owl as a young engineer, acquired it for Greenfield Village in 1927.
- Jackson Home Construction Fence Being Built, Greenfield Village, March 15, 2024 - The Dr. Sullivan and Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home, originally located in Selma, Alabama, served as a refuge for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders who planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the home from Jawana Jackson, the couple's only child. The home was moved and reconstructed in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
- March 15, 2024
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Jackson Home Construction Fence Being Built, Greenfield Village, March 15, 2024
The Dr. Sullivan and Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home, originally located in Selma, Alabama, served as a refuge for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders who planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the home from Jawana Jackson, the couple's only child. The home was moved and reconstructed in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Jackson Home Construction Fence Being Built, Greenfield Village, March 15, 2024 - The Dr. Sullivan and Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home, originally located in Selma, Alabama, served as a refuge for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders who planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the home from Jawana Jackson, the couple's only child. The home was moved and reconstructed in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
- March 15, 2024
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Jackson Home Construction Fence Being Built, Greenfield Village, March 15, 2024
The Dr. Sullivan and Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home, originally located in Selma, Alabama, served as a refuge for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders who planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the home from Jawana Jackson, the couple's only child. The home was moved and reconstructed in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.