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- Henry Ford on His 80th Birthday, U. S. Naval Training School at the Ford Rouge Plant, July 1943 - Personnel at the United States Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan, invited Henry Ford to celebrate his 80th birthday at the base. Ford was feted with gifts, a military drill, and a large cake modeled after the school buildings. The school -- built on land at Ford's Rouge Plant and leased to the Navy -- trained thousands of recruits in various skilled trades during World War II.
- July 28, 1943
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Henry Ford on His 80th Birthday, U. S. Naval Training School at the Ford Rouge Plant, July 1943
Personnel at the United States Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan, invited Henry Ford to celebrate his 80th birthday at the base. Ford was feted with gifts, a military drill, and a large cake modeled after the school buildings. The school -- built on land at Ford's Rouge Plant and leased to the Navy -- trained thousands of recruits in various skilled trades during World War II.
- "Hi! - and a Happy Birthday to You!," circa 1980 - Gwen Frostic (1906-2001) was an artist, author, poet, entrepreneur, and nature lover. In the 1940s, Frostic bought a printing press and started a printing business doing commercial jobs, but most notably, she carefully carved linoleum blocks to create nature-inspired works of art. Frostic created block prints for the next fifty years that graced her books, note cards, and greeting cards.
- circa 1980
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"Hi! - and a Happy Birthday to You!," circa 1980
Gwen Frostic (1906-2001) was an artist, author, poet, entrepreneur, and nature lover. In the 1940s, Frostic bought a printing press and started a printing business doing commercial jobs, but most notably, she carefully carved linoleum blocks to create nature-inspired works of art. Frostic created block prints for the next fifty years that graced her books, note cards, and greeting cards.
- "Somebody's Birthday," 1925-1935 -
- 1925-1935
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"Somebody's Birthday," 1925-1935
- Henry Ford Being Offered a Cake on His 83rd Birthday, Levagood Park, Dearborn, Michigan, July 30, 1946 - Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946. This photograph shows the automaker and his wife, Clara, being greeted by local children and residents at Levagood Park in Dearborn, Michigan. During the stop, Ford was presented with a birthday cake.
- July 30, 1946
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Henry Ford Being Offered a Cake on His 83rd Birthday, Levagood Park, Dearborn, Michigan, July 30, 1946
Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946. This photograph shows the automaker and his wife, Clara, being greeted by local children and residents at Levagood Park in Dearborn, Michigan. During the stop, Ford was presented with a birthday cake.
- Telegram from Thomas Edison to Henry Ford with Birthday Greeting, July 30, 1929 -
- July 30, 1929
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Telegram from Thomas Edison to Henry Ford with Birthday Greeting, July 30, 1929
- Birthday Greeting Telegram to Henry Ford from Darlene Dorgan and the "Model T Girls," July 29, 1941 - Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in the self-painted silver "T". After driving to Dearborn, Michigan, to wish Henry Ford a happy birthday in 1938, the group kept in touch with the famed automaker.
- July 29, 1941
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Birthday Greeting Telegram to Henry Ford from Darlene Dorgan and the "Model T Girls," July 29, 1941
Darlene Dorgan, accompanied by four or five young women, spent summer vacations during the 1930s and early 1940s traveling in her 1926 Model T. The carefree troupes from Bradford, Illinois, roamed the United States and Canada in the self-painted silver "T". After driving to Dearborn, Michigan, to wish Henry Ford a happy birthday in 1938, the group kept in touch with the famed automaker.
- Letter from Thomas Edison to Henry Ford, February 13, 1915 -
- February 13, 1915
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Letter from Thomas Edison to Henry Ford, February 13, 1915
- Henry and Clara Ford in Levagood Park, Dearborn, Michigan, on Henry Ford's 83rd Birthday, July 30, 1946 - Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946. This photograph shows the automaker and his wife, Clara, being greeted by local children and residents at Levagood Park in Dearborn, Michigan. During the stop, Ford was presented with a birthday cake.
- July 30, 1946
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Henry and Clara Ford in Levagood Park, Dearborn, Michigan, on Henry Ford's 83rd Birthday, July 30, 1946
Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946. This photograph shows the automaker and his wife, Clara, being greeted by local children and residents at Levagood Park in Dearborn, Michigan. During the stop, Ford was presented with a birthday cake.
- Birthday Party for Rudy Ruzicska, November 1959 - Rudy Ruzicska was a long-time photographer at The Henry Ford. He started his 66-year-long career in 1956 while still in high school, working part-time in maintenance and cleaning. Rudy also pitched in where needed. When a position opened in photography, he took it, documenting many of the institution's events, programs, and collections over his career. Rudy retired in 2022.
- November 06, 1959
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Birthday Party for Rudy Ruzicska, November 1959
Rudy Ruzicska was a long-time photographer at The Henry Ford. He started his 66-year-long career in 1956 while still in high school, working part-time in maintenance and cleaning. Rudy also pitched in where needed. When a position opened in photography, he took it, documenting many of the institution's events, programs, and collections over his career. Rudy retired in 2022.
- Edith, Benson and Josephine Ford, Henry and Clara Ford, Margaret Ford Ruddiman at Henry's 83rd Birthday, Dearborn, Michigan, 1946 - Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946, surrounded by family, friends and admirers. The day was filled with a number of events honoring the automaker. In the evening, thousands of well-wishers joined Ford for a concert and fireworks display at Dearborn's Ford Field.
- July 30, 1946
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Edith, Benson and Josephine Ford, Henry and Clara Ford, Margaret Ford Ruddiman at Henry's 83rd Birthday, Dearborn, Michigan, 1946
Henry Ford celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 30, 1946, surrounded by family, friends and admirers. The day was filled with a number of events honoring the automaker. In the evening, thousands of well-wishers joined Ford for a concert and fireworks display at Dearborn's Ford Field.