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- Cat Riding a Sheep at Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, 1932 -
- February 18, 1932
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Cat Riding a Sheep at Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, 1932
- Grave of "Rover," a Greenfield Village Dog, April 1977 - Henry Ford purchased a black Newfoundland puppy in 1930. The dog, named Rover, would help guard sheep at Greenfield Village's Cotswold Cottage. (Ford envisioned the interpretation of the cottage as the home of an English sheepherder.) The dog became a fixture in the Village. Rover was beloved by many: Gus Munchow--his trainer, Ford, and the schoolchildren of the Edison Institute.
- April 01, 1977
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Grave of "Rover," a Greenfield Village Dog, April 1977
Henry Ford purchased a black Newfoundland puppy in 1930. The dog, named Rover, would help guard sheep at Greenfield Village's Cotswold Cottage. (Ford envisioned the interpretation of the cottage as the home of an English sheepherder.) The dog became a fixture in the Village. Rover was beloved by many: Gus Munchow--his trainer, Ford, and the schoolchildren of the Edison Institute.
- Cotswold Cottage during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, October 2002 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- October 01, 2002
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Cotswold Cottage during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, October 2002
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, September 2007 -
- September 01, 2007
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Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, September 2007
- Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - Cotswold Cottage is from the Cotswold Hills in southwest England. The Fords were attracted to the distinctive character of Cotswold buildings, which are characterized by the yellow-brown stone, tall gables, steeply pitched roofs, and stone ornamentation around windows and doors. Several decorative additions were made to the house in England, before dismantling and re-erecting it in Greenfield Village.
- September 01, 2007
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Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, September 2007
Cotswold Cottage is from the Cotswold Hills in southwest England. The Fords were attracted to the distinctive character of Cotswold buildings, which are characterized by the yellow-brown stone, tall gables, steeply pitched roofs, and stone ornamentation around windows and doors. Several decorative additions were made to the house in England, before dismantling and re-erecting it in Greenfield Village.
- Information Booklet, "Christmas at Greenfield Village 1964" - In the 1950s and 1960s, Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum introduced a series of special events to broaden audience appeal. "Christmas at Greenfield Village" debuted in the 1960s. Guests could board a sleigh or carriage to begin their daytime visit of historic buildings decked out with Christmas greenery. Various village homes presented a nostalgic array of Christmas traditions from the past.
- 1964
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Information Booklet, "Christmas at Greenfield Village 1964"
In the 1950s and 1960s, Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum introduced a series of special events to broaden audience appeal. "Christmas at Greenfield Village" debuted in the 1960s. Guests could board a sleigh or carriage to begin their daytime visit of historic buildings decked out with Christmas greenery. Various village homes presented a nostalgic array of Christmas traditions from the past.
- Cotswold Cottage - Cotswold Cottage is from the Cotswold Hills in southwest England. The Fords were attracted to the distinctive character of Cotswold buildings, which are characterized by the yellow-brown stone, tall gables, steeply pitched roofs, and stone ornamentation around windows and doors. Several decorative additions were made to the house in England, before dismantling and re-erecting it in Greenfield Village.
- circa 1619
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Cotswold Cottage
Cotswold Cottage is from the Cotswold Hills in southwest England. The Fords were attracted to the distinctive character of Cotswold buildings, which are characterized by the yellow-brown stone, tall gables, steeply pitched roofs, and stone ornamentation around windows and doors. Several decorative additions were made to the house in England, before dismantling and re-erecting it in Greenfield Village.
- Henry Ford and H. G. Wells at Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, 1931 - Henry Ford entertained many famous guests at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. H. G. Wells, the well-known and prolific author who wrote such works as <em>The Time Machine</em> and <em>The War of the Worlds</em>, visited in 1931. One stop was at the recently reconstructed Cotswold Cottage.
- November 11, 1931
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Henry Ford and H. G. Wells at Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, 1931
Henry Ford entertained many famous guests at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. H. G. Wells, the well-known and prolific author who wrote such works as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, visited in 1931. One stop was at the recently reconstructed Cotswold Cottage.
- Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, circa 1933 - Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- circa 1933
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Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, circa 1933
Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- "Rover" the Dog at Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, 1932 - Henry Ford purchased a black Newfoundland puppy in 1930. The dog, named Rover, would help guard sheep at Greenfield Village's Cotswold Cottage. (Ford envisioned the interpretation of the cottage as the home of an English sheepherder.) The dog became a fixture in the Village. Rover was beloved by many: Gus Munchow--his trainer, Ford, and the schoolchildren of the Edison Institute.
- February 18, 1932
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"Rover" the Dog at Cotswold Cottage in Greenfield Village, 1932
Henry Ford purchased a black Newfoundland puppy in 1930. The dog, named Rover, would help guard sheep at Greenfield Village's Cotswold Cottage. (Ford envisioned the interpretation of the cottage as the home of an English sheepherder.) The dog became a fixture in the Village. Rover was beloved by many: Gus Munchow--his trainer, Ford, and the schoolchildren of the Edison Institute.