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- Presbyterian Manse in Keller, Georgia, 1941 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Ford eventually acquired 85,000 acres, and in the 1930s he built a winter residence there. The surrounding communities supported several churches. The minister at the Presbyterian church in Keller -- not far from Richmond Hill -- lived in this house, or manse, while serving his congregation.
- 1941
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Presbyterian Manse in Keller, Georgia, 1941
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Ford eventually acquired 85,000 acres, and in the 1930s he built a winter residence there. The surrounding communities supported several churches. The minister at the Presbyterian church in Keller -- not far from Richmond Hill -- lived in this house, or manse, while serving his congregation.
- Martha-Mary Chapel - Churches were a center of community life in the 1700s, a place where townspeople came together to attend services and socialize. The Martha-Mary Chapel, with its architecture inspired by New England's colonial-era churches, was built in Greenfield Village in 1929. This chapel was named after Henry Ford's mother, Mary Litogot Ford, and his mother-in-law, Martha Bench Bryant.
- 1929
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Martha-Mary Chapel
Churches were a center of community life in the 1700s, a place where townspeople came together to attend services and socialize. The Martha-Mary Chapel, with its architecture inspired by New England's colonial-era churches, was built in Greenfield Village in 1929. This chapel was named after Henry Ford's mother, Mary Litogot Ford, and his mother-in-law, Martha Bench Bryant.
- Plate, 1831-1835 -
- 1831-1835
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Plate, 1831-1835
- Stereograph, "A Fire Department in Action," circa 1925 - A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when seen through a special stereoscope viewer. Firefighters and their dangerous work were popular subjects for stereographs. The description on the back of this example made that point well: "People like to see the swift fire trucks and the firemen at work."
- circa 1925
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Stereograph, "A Fire Department in Action," circa 1925
A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when seen through a special stereoscope viewer. Firefighters and their dangerous work were popular subjects for stereographs. The description on the back of this example made that point well: "People like to see the swift fire trucks and the firemen at work."
- Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, 1903 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1903
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Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, 1903
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Oil Painting on Fireboard, Stone Church on a Hill, circa 1764 -
- circa 1764
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Oil Painting on Fireboard, Stone Church on a Hill, circa 1764
- Grand Circus Park West, Detroit, Michigan - Established in 1850, Detroit's five-acre Grand Circus Park sits on either side of Woodward Avenue, less than a mile north of the Detroit River. The semicircular park features tributes to Thomas Edison, Michigan governors Russell Alger and Hazen Pingree, and Detroit mayor William C. Maybury. Grand Circus Park is a key element in the city's hub-and-spoke street layout.
- circa 1915
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Grand Circus Park West, Detroit, Michigan
Established in 1850, Detroit's five-acre Grand Circus Park sits on either side of Woodward Avenue, less than a mile north of the Detroit River. The semicircular park features tributes to Thomas Edison, Michigan governors Russell Alger and Hazen Pingree, and Detroit mayor William C. Maybury. Grand Circus Park is a key element in the city's hub-and-spoke street layout.
- "12th St. Church" -
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"12th St. Church"
- Central Diner, Millbury, Massachusetts, May 1987 -
- May 01, 1987
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Central Diner, Millbury, Massachusetts, May 1987
- Mission Point and Arnold Dock, Mackinac Island, Michigan, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1905
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Mission Point and Arnold Dock, Mackinac Island, Michigan, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.