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- Ford Women's Basketball Teams Playing at Lowery School, Dearborn, Michigan, February 1944 -
- February 15, 1944
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Ford Women's Basketball Teams Playing at Lowery School, Dearborn, Michigan, February 1944
- Ford Basketball Team Playing at Lowery School, Dearborn, Michigan, March 1944 -
- March 17, 1944
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Ford Basketball Team Playing at Lowery School, Dearborn, Michigan, March 1944
- 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
- "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.
- 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.
- Mr. Coulton Presenting Trophy to Winning Ford Men's Basketball Team, Ford Rotunda, March 1944 -
- March 27, 1944
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Mr. Coulton Presenting Trophy to Winning Ford Men's Basketball Team, Ford Rotunda, March 1944
- Testing Ford V-8 Engines, Ford Rouge Plant, 1935 - Henry Ford's last great automotive innovation was his introduction of a low-priced V-8 engine for 1932. Starting under $500, it was an exceptional value. Ford Motor Company's V-8 outsold its four-cylinder engine by a wide margin, and the four-cylinder unit was retired for 1935. The 1932 V-8 engine design remained in production until 1953.
- October 24, 1935
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Testing Ford V-8 Engines, Ford Rouge Plant, 1935
Henry Ford's last great automotive innovation was his introduction of a low-priced V-8 engine for 1932. Starting under $500, it was an exceptional value. Ford Motor Company's V-8 outsold its four-cylinder engine by a wide margin, and the four-cylinder unit was retired for 1935. The 1932 V-8 engine design remained in production until 1953.
- 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.