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- Stock Certificate, "One Hundred Shares of Tucker Corporation Class A Common Shares," 1948 - It was a seller's market for automakers after World War II, and Preston Tucker used the opportunity to launch his sleek, rear-engine Tucker 48. He raised over $20 million selling stock, dealer franchises and accessories for his cars, but ran afoul of the law in the process. Charged with fraud, Tucker was found not guilty after a lengthy trial.
- May 04, 1948
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Stock Certificate, "One Hundred Shares of Tucker Corporation Class A Common Shares," 1948
It was a seller's market for automakers after World War II, and Preston Tucker used the opportunity to launch his sleek, rear-engine Tucker 48. He raised over $20 million selling stock, dealer franchises and accessories for his cars, but ran afoul of the law in the process. Charged with fraud, Tucker was found not guilty after a lengthy trial.
- Ragtime Street Fair in Greenfield Village, July 2007 -
- July 01, 2007
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Ragtime Street Fair in Greenfield Village, July 2007
- Ragtime Street Fair in Greenfield Village, July 2007 -
- July 01, 2007
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Ragtime Street Fair in Greenfield Village, July 2007
- Ragtime Street Fair in Greenfield Village, July 2007 -
- July 01, 2007
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Ragtime Street Fair in Greenfield Village, July 2007
- The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Makers of Fine Furniture, Zeeland, Michigan, 1933 -
- 1933
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The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Makers of Fine Furniture, Zeeland, Michigan, 1933
- "A Letter from Mr. Bowser," S.F. Bowser & Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana, circa 1916 -
- circa 1916
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"A Letter from Mr. Bowser," S.F. Bowser & Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana, circa 1916
- Herman Miller Textiles, 1, Prices, July 1961 -
- July 01, 1961
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Herman Miller Textiles, 1, Prices, July 1961
- George Washington Carver and Edsel Ford at the Carver Nutrition Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1942 - In 1942, Henry Ford showed his admiration for his friend and colleague George Washington Carver by naming a Ford Motor Company nutrition laboratory after him. This was appropriate: Carver had dedicated his career to experimental agriculture and to improving farmer nutrition and health as well as crop yields. Though frail, Carver traveled to Dearborn for the dedication. Edsel Ford was also present.
- July 21, 1942
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George Washington Carver and Edsel Ford at the Carver Nutrition Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1942
In 1942, Henry Ford showed his admiration for his friend and colleague George Washington Carver by naming a Ford Motor Company nutrition laboratory after him. This was appropriate: Carver had dedicated his career to experimental agriculture and to improving farmer nutrition and health as well as crop yields. Though frail, Carver traveled to Dearborn for the dedication. Edsel Ford was also present.
- George Washington Carver and Henry Ford at the Carver Nutrition Laboratory, July 1942 - George Washington Carver and Henry Ford shared not only an interest in using agricultural products in industry ("chemurgy"), but also some quirky ideas about diet. Here, Carver and Ford share a sandwich of "weed spread," made with wild bergamot, narrow-leafed plantain, purslane, pigweed, milkweed, dandelion, lamb's quarters and wild radish. They shared this meal at Ford Motor Company's George Washington Carver Nutrition Laboratory during Carver's 1942 Dearborn visit.
- July 21, 1942
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George Washington Carver and Henry Ford at the Carver Nutrition Laboratory, July 1942
George Washington Carver and Henry Ford shared not only an interest in using agricultural products in industry ("chemurgy"), but also some quirky ideas about diet. Here, Carver and Ford share a sandwich of "weed spread," made with wild bergamot, narrow-leafed plantain, purslane, pigweed, milkweed, dandelion, lamb's quarters and wild radish. They shared this meal at Ford Motor Company's George Washington Carver Nutrition Laboratory during Carver's 1942 Dearborn visit.
- Mustard Dispenser Cut Away to Show the Interior, 1895 -
- 1895
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Mustard Dispenser Cut Away to Show the Interior, 1895