Search
- Letter from Georgia Singleton Ralls to Charles T. Newton in the Office of Henry Ford, circa 1935 -
- circa 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Georgia Singleton Ralls to Charles T. Newton in the Office of Henry Ford, circa 1935
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
Correspondence between F. D. Patterson and Frank Campsall (for Henry Ford) regarding Claude Harvard's Visit to Tuskegee Institute, May-June 1935
- Split Rail Fence Quilt by Lovie Simmons Richburg, 1980-1990 -
- 1980-1990
- Collections - Artifact
Split Rail Fence Quilt by Lovie Simmons Richburg, 1980-1990
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- Roman Catholic Priest, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Roman Catholic Priest, circa 1935
- Henry Ford and Frank Campsall with Students and Faculty at George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the civic improvement of the area. He built schools, churches and community centers. In 1939, Ford founded the George Washington Carver School, named in honor of his friend. In this image, Ford poses with the faculty and local schoolchildren.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford and Frank Campsall with Students and Faculty at George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the civic improvement of the area. He built schools, churches and community centers. In 1939, Ford founded the George Washington Carver School, named in honor of his friend. In this image, Ford poses with the faculty and local schoolchildren.
- Ford Employees Tending Victory Garden, June 1944 -
- June 15, 1944
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Employees Tending Victory Garden, June 1944
- Men outside Ford Rouge Plant, December 23, 1937 -
- December 23, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Men outside Ford Rouge Plant, December 23, 1937
- Red Cross Women's Motor Corps Workers Learn about Auto Maintenance, November 1941 - In 1941, Ford Motor Company provided automobile maintenance classes at its Highland Park facilities for the local Red Cross Volunteer Motor Corps. Instructors trained the volunteers in the mechanical skills they would need to keep their vehicles moving in times of emergency. Along with providing space for training, Ford also donated its 29 millionth Ford vehicle to the humanitarian organization.
- November 17, 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Red Cross Women's Motor Corps Workers Learn about Auto Maintenance, November 1941
In 1941, Ford Motor Company provided automobile maintenance classes at its Highland Park facilities for the local Red Cross Volunteer Motor Corps. Instructors trained the volunteers in the mechanical skills they would need to keep their vehicles moving in times of emergency. Along with providing space for training, Ford also donated its 29 millionth Ford vehicle to the humanitarian organization.
- Family Picnic, September 1959 -
- September 01, 1959
- Collections - Artifact
Family Picnic, September 1959