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- Letter from Sidney Houghton Sending Anniversary Well-wishes to Clara and Henry Ford, April 13, 1938 -
- April 13, 1938
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Letter from Sidney Houghton Sending Anniversary Well-wishes to Clara and Henry Ford, April 13, 1938
- "Norman Rockwell Commemorates Ford Motor Company's 50th Anniversary in a 1953 Calendar" - Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, commissioned a calendar from the celebrated American illustrator Norman Rockwell to commemorate the company's 50th anniversary in 1953. Ford urged its dealers to purchase these calendars and distribute them to their customers. The calendars, as this brochure advises, will be a "constant goodwill reminder" and "will work for the good of your business."
- 1953
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"Norman Rockwell Commemorates Ford Motor Company's 50th Anniversary in a 1953 Calendar"
Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, commissioned a calendar from the celebrated American illustrator Norman Rockwell to commemorate the company's 50th anniversary in 1953. Ford urged its dealers to purchase these calendars and distribute them to their customers. The calendars, as this brochure advises, will be a "constant goodwill reminder" and "will work for the good of your business."
- "Ford Motor Company Fiftieth Anniversary Norman Rockwell Calendar Program," Order Kit for Ford Dealers, 1952-1953 - Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, commissioned a calendar from the celebrated American illustrator Norman Rockwell to commemorate the company's 50th anniversary in 1953. Ford urged its dealers to purchase these calendars and distribute them to their customers, other businesses, and local civic organizations. The company offered two versions: a smaller one described as a home calendar and a larger community version.
- 1953
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"Ford Motor Company Fiftieth Anniversary Norman Rockwell Calendar Program," Order Kit for Ford Dealers, 1952-1953
Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, commissioned a calendar from the celebrated American illustrator Norman Rockwell to commemorate the company's 50th anniversary in 1953. Ford urged its dealers to purchase these calendars and distribute them to their customers, other businesses, and local civic organizations. The company offered two versions: a smaller one described as a home calendar and a larger community version.
- Evening Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1931 -
- June 21, 1931
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Evening Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1931
- Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in a 1903-1904 Model A on Ford Motor Company's 30th Anniversary, June 16, 1933 - Henry Ford and Edsel Ford posed for a photograph in Greenfield Village on June 16, 1933 -- thirty years to the day after Ford Motor Company's formal articles of association were signed. Fittingly, the father and son posed in an example of the company's first product: the 1903-1904 Model A. Ford built about 670 of them in its first two years.
- June 16, 1933
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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in a 1903-1904 Model A on Ford Motor Company's 30th Anniversary, June 16, 1933
Henry Ford and Edsel Ford posed for a photograph in Greenfield Village on June 16, 1933 -- thirty years to the day after Ford Motor Company's formal articles of association were signed. Fittingly, the father and son posed in an example of the company's first product: the 1903-1904 Model A. Ford built about 670 of them in its first two years.
- Ford Motor Company Fiftieth Anniversary Calendar by Norman Rockwell, 1953 - Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, commissioned a calendar from the celebrated American illustrator Norman Rockwell to commemorate the company's 50th anniversary in 1953. Ford offered a small version, described as a home calendar (seen here), and a larger community calendar. The home calendar featured six Rockwell images and a cover page with an image of the three Fords who served as company President.
- 1953
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Ford Motor Company Fiftieth Anniversary Calendar by Norman Rockwell, 1953
Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, commissioned a calendar from the celebrated American illustrator Norman Rockwell to commemorate the company's 50th anniversary in 1953. Ford offered a small version, described as a home calendar (seen here), and a larger community calendar. The home calendar featured six Rockwell images and a cover page with an image of the three Fords who served as company President.
- Ford Motor Company Fiftieth Anniversary Calendar by Norman Rockwell, 1953 - Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, commissioned a calendar from the celebrated American illustrator Norman Rockwell to commemorate the company's 50th anniversary in 1953. Ford offered a small version, described as a home calendar, and a larger community calendar, seen here. The home calendar featured seven Rockwell illustrations; the community calendar featured only one: <em>The Boy Who Put the World on Wheels</em>.
- June 01, 1953
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Ford Motor Company Fiftieth Anniversary Calendar by Norman Rockwell, 1953
Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company, commissioned a calendar from the celebrated American illustrator Norman Rockwell to commemorate the company's 50th anniversary in 1953. Ford offered a small version, described as a home calendar, and a larger community calendar, seen here. The home calendar featured seven Rockwell illustrations; the community calendar featured only one: The Boy Who Put the World on Wheels.
- 50th Anniversary of Graduation Medallion Presented to William Mitchell by Carnegie-Mellon University, 1980 -
- 1930
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50th Anniversary of Graduation Medallion Presented to William Mitchell by Carnegie-Mellon University, 1980
- Henry Ford, Clara Ford and Henry Ford II in Greenfield Village, May 1946 - Henry Ford II poses with his grandparents, Henry and Clara Ford, in Greenfield Village in May 1946. They gathered for the "Automobile Golden Jubilee" -- Detroit's celebration of the auto's 50th anniversary in the city. Photographs were also taken of Henry Ford with his Quadricycle, which he first operated in June 1896. The Quadricycle was only the second automobile driven in the Motor City.
- May 01, 1946
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Henry Ford, Clara Ford and Henry Ford II in Greenfield Village, May 1946
Henry Ford II poses with his grandparents, Henry and Clara Ford, in Greenfield Village in May 1946. They gathered for the "Automobile Golden Jubilee" -- Detroit's celebration of the auto's 50th anniversary in the city. Photographs were also taken of Henry Ford with his Quadricycle, which he first operated in June 1896. The Quadricycle was only the second automobile driven in the Motor City.
- Henry Ford II Presenting a Norman Rockwell Painting to the Detroit Historical Museum, July 1963 -
- July 31, 1963
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Henry Ford II Presenting a Norman Rockwell Painting to the Detroit Historical Museum, July 1963