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- Visitors in the English Garden at Fair Lane Estate, July 1932 -
- July 09, 1932
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Visitors in the English Garden at Fair Lane Estate, July 1932
- Diego Rivera Drawing for "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932 - In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Mexican artist Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. Rivera spent eight months creating 27 frescoes in the institute's interior courtyard. Much of <em>Detroit Industry</em> was inspired by Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant, but the murals also portrayed Detroit's medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Edsel Ford sponsored Rivera's work.
- 1932
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Diego Rivera Drawing for "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932
In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Mexican artist Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. Rivera spent eight months creating 27 frescoes in the institute's interior courtyard. Much of Detroit Industry was inspired by Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant, but the murals also portrayed Detroit's medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Edsel Ford sponsored Rivera's work.
- William Clay Ford, Age 4, Riding a Tricycle at Fair Lane, 1929 - William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. He is shown here at age four, riding a tricycle on the grounds of Fair Lane, the Dearborn estate of his grandfather Henry and grandmother Clara Ford.
- June 17, 1929
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William Clay Ford, Age 4, Riding a Tricycle at Fair Lane, 1929
William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. He is shown here at age four, riding a tricycle on the grounds of Fair Lane, the Dearborn estate of his grandfather Henry and grandmother Clara Ford.
- Cutting Wheat in a Field near Southfield and Ford Roads, Dearborn, Michigan, 1936 -
- July 10, 1936
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Cutting Wheat in a Field near Southfield and Ford Roads, Dearborn, Michigan, 1936
- Child Charging a Rauch & Lang Electric Car in a Home Garage, 1917 - Safety was a frequent theme in electric automobile advertising. Certainly, electric cars were safer to start than hand-cranked gasoline cars. But manufacturers also stressed that electrics were safe to charge. This illustration, from a 1917 Rauch and Lang Carriage Company catalog, vividly makes the point with a child holding the plug while mother turns on the power.
- 1917
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Child Charging a Rauch & Lang Electric Car in a Home Garage, 1917
Safety was a frequent theme in electric automobile advertising. Certainly, electric cars were safer to start than hand-cranked gasoline cars. But manufacturers also stressed that electrics were safe to charge. This illustration, from a 1917 Rauch and Lang Carriage Company catalog, vividly makes the point with a child holding the plug while mother turns on the power.
- George Washington Carver Holding Fabric Made from Soybean Fiber, Soybean Lab, Greenfield Village, 1939 - A mutual interest in industrial products made from plants brought Henry Ford and the scientist George Washington Carver together as colleagues and friends. Ford developed plastics and fibers from soybeans. Here, on a 1939 visit to Dearborn, George Washington Carver is seated in the Soybean Laboratory in Greenfield Village, holding a piece of fabric made of soybean fiber.
- 1939
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George Washington Carver Holding Fabric Made from Soybean Fiber, Soybean Lab, Greenfield Village, 1939
A mutual interest in industrial products made from plants brought Henry Ford and the scientist George Washington Carver together as colleagues and friends. Ford developed plastics and fibers from soybeans. Here, on a 1939 visit to Dearborn, George Washington Carver is seated in the Soybean Laboratory in Greenfield Village, holding a piece of fabric made of soybean fiber.
- Steamship "Western States" of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, circa 1901 - Built in 1901 by the Detroit Ship Building Company in Wyandotte, Michigan, side-wheeler <em>Western States</em> carried overnight passengers and freight between Detroit and Cleveland for the appropriately named Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company in the early 20th century.
- circa 1901
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Steamship "Western States" of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, circa 1901
Built in 1901 by the Detroit Ship Building Company in Wyandotte, Michigan, side-wheeler Western States carried overnight passengers and freight between Detroit and Cleveland for the appropriately named Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company in the early 20th century.
- John C. Howard Livery & Sale Stables, Washington, D.C., April 1865 - The horse was central to most forms of urban travel in the United States during the 1800s. This substantial fire-resistant brick building lodged many horses needed for carriages, coaches, and firefighting vehicles in Washington, D.C. This stable became infamous during the investigation into President Abraham Lincoln's assassination because confederate spy and conspirator, John H. Surratt, boarded his horses here.
- April 01, 1865
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John C. Howard Livery & Sale Stables, Washington, D.C., April 1865
The horse was central to most forms of urban travel in the United States during the 1800s. This substantial fire-resistant brick building lodged many horses needed for carriages, coaches, and firefighting vehicles in Washington, D.C. This stable became infamous during the investigation into President Abraham Lincoln's assassination because confederate spy and conspirator, John H. Surratt, boarded his horses here.
- Henry Ford II and Walt Disney in 1962, Viewing the 1964-65 New York World's Fair Ford Pavilion Model - For its pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design a "unique and memorable entertainment adventure" that would outshine its competitors. This became the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show. Here, Walt Disney reviews the attraction model with Henry Ford II.
- November 26, 1962
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Henry Ford II and Walt Disney in 1962, Viewing the 1964-65 New York World's Fair Ford Pavilion Model
For its pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design a "unique and memorable entertainment adventure" that would outshine its competitors. This became the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show. Here, Walt Disney reviews the attraction model with Henry Ford II.
- William Clay Ford Viewing Auto Design Renderings with Engineer and Designer, circa 1953 -
- circa 1953
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William Clay Ford Viewing Auto Design Renderings with Engineer and Designer, circa 1953