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- Correspondence between F. D. Patterson and Frank Campsall (for Henry Ford) regarding Claude Harvard's Visit to Tuskegee Institute, May-June 1935 -
- 26 May 1935-10 June 1935
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Correspondence between F. D. Patterson and Frank Campsall (for Henry Ford) regarding Claude Harvard's Visit to Tuskegee Institute, May-June 1935
- The Dearborn Independent, December 13, 1919 - Henry Ford purchased <em>The Dearborn Independent</em> and published it under his name from 1919 to 1927. It served as a forum for Ford's views, free from other media outlets that had attacked his work and values and were outside his control. <em>The Dearborn Independent</em> covered world events, business and economic news, and fiction from noted authors. Sadly, it also served as an outlet for Ford's anti-Semitic sentiments. Between 1920 and 1922, the weekly paper ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Even after this series, many articles contained anti-Jewish language. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, these notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.
- December 13, 1919
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The Dearborn Independent, December 13, 1919
Henry Ford purchased The Dearborn Independent and published it under his name from 1919 to 1927. It served as a forum for Ford's views, free from other media outlets that had attacked his work and values and were outside his control. The Dearborn Independent covered world events, business and economic news, and fiction from noted authors. Sadly, it also served as an outlet for Ford's anti-Semitic sentiments. Between 1920 and 1922, the weekly paper ran a series of front-page articles that denounced all things Jewish. Even after this series, many articles contained anti-Jewish language. Though Ford later apologized and printed a retraction, these notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles forever tarnished the influential automaker's reputation.
- 25,000th Blood Donor at the Ford Rouge Plant Pressed Steel Building, May 1943 -
- May 27, 1943
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25,000th Blood Donor at the Ford Rouge Plant Pressed Steel Building, May 1943
- Miniature Kiln, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939 - Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park. Miniature equipment and displays completed the scene.
- 1939
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Miniature Kiln, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939
Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park. Miniature equipment and displays completed the scene.
- "Winter Driving" Window Display at Stark Hickey Ford Dealership, Detroit, Michigan, November 1933 - Ford Motor Company offered a variety of accessories for its cars, trucks and engines in the 1930s. Some improved performance and economy, others added comfort and convenience, and some simply enhanced a vehicle's appearance. Wintertime advertisements and displays suggested Ford accessories as holiday gifts or emphasized items useful for cold-weather driving.
- November 03, 1933
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"Winter Driving" Window Display at Stark Hickey Ford Dealership, Detroit, Michigan, November 1933
Ford Motor Company offered a variety of accessories for its cars, trucks and engines in the 1930s. Some improved performance and economy, others added comfort and convenience, and some simply enhanced a vehicle's appearance. Wintertime advertisements and displays suggested Ford accessories as holiday gifts or emphasized items useful for cold-weather driving.
- Lincoln-Douglas Debate Reenactment during Old Time Summer Festival, Greenfield Village, 1971 -
- 1971
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate Reenactment during Old Time Summer Festival, Greenfield Village, 1971
- Aviator Douglas Corrigan at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Special guests numbered among the Ford building's 15 million reported visitors. This photograph shows Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, a famous American aviator, viewing a tractor on display at the Ford Exposition.
- July 31, 1939
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Aviator Douglas Corrigan at Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Special guests numbered among the Ford building's 15 million reported visitors. This photograph shows Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, a famous American aviator, viewing a tractor on display at the Ford Exposition.
- George Fielding Elliot at "Ford Cycle of Production" Display, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exposition space. Ford's massive exhibition building attracted fairgoers with industrial demonstrations and informative displays. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- June 23, 1939
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George Fielding Elliot at "Ford Cycle of Production" Display, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exposition space. Ford's massive exhibition building attracted fairgoers with industrial demonstrations and informative displays. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- Cellulose Acetate Plastic Display, "Ford Cycle of Production," Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exposition space. Ford's massive exhibition building attracted fairgoers with industrial demonstrations and informative displays. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- January 08, 1940
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Cellulose Acetate Plastic Display, "Ford Cycle of Production," Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exposition space. Ford's massive exhibition building attracted fairgoers with industrial demonstrations and informative displays. The huge, revolving "Ford Cycle of Production" - which explained how raw materials became Ford automobile parts - particularly impressed visitors.
- Close-up of Machinery, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Henry Ford viewed national expositions as business opportunities <em>and</em> platforms for public education. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to build and maintain an elaborate exposition space. Informative displays and manufacturing demonstrations inside Ford's massive fair building offered visitors an in-depth, entertaining, and educational look at industrial processes.
- June 21, 1939
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Close-up of Machinery, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Henry Ford viewed national expositions as business opportunities and platforms for public education. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to build and maintain an elaborate exposition space. Informative displays and manufacturing demonstrations inside Ford's massive fair building offered visitors an in-depth, entertaining, and educational look at industrial processes.