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- Newspaper Article, "Henry Ford Gives $10,000,000 in 1914 Profits to His Employes" - When Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line in 1913 he loved it but his employees didn't. The work was boring and relentless, and worker turnover was high. To get workers to stay, Henry more than doubled their pay, from $2.34 per day to $5 per day. It was headline news in Detroit and around the country.
- January 05, 1914
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Newspaper Article, "Henry Ford Gives $10,000,000 in 1914 Profits to His Employes"
When Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line in 1913 he loved it but his employees didn't. The work was boring and relentless, and worker turnover was high. To get workers to stay, Henry more than doubled their pay, from $2.34 per day to $5 per day. It was headline news in Detroit and around the country.
- Ford Motor Company Stock Certificate Ledger, 1909-1926 -
- 01 April 1909-05 April 1926
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Ford Motor Company Stock Certificate Ledger, 1909-1926
- Henry Ford with Ford Motor Company Executives and Managers, Ardussey Road House, Detroit, Michigan, 1907 - Henry Ford (front row, fourth from left) posed with Ford Motor Company executives and managers in 1907. It was a challenging year for the automotive industry. That fall, the Panic of 1907 slowed sales, and several smaller, poorly financed automakers went out of business. Ford Motor Company had sufficient sales and cash reserves to weather the storm.
- 1907
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Henry Ford with Ford Motor Company Executives and Managers, Ardussey Road House, Detroit, Michigan, 1907
Henry Ford (front row, fourth from left) posed with Ford Motor Company executives and managers in 1907. It was a challenging year for the automotive industry. That fall, the Panic of 1907 slowed sales, and several smaller, poorly financed automakers went out of business. Ford Motor Company had sufficient sales and cash reserves to weather the storm.
- Newspaper Article, "Henry Ford Gives $10,000,000 in 1914 Profits to His Employes" - When Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line in 1913 he loved it but his employees didn't. The work was boring and relentless, and worker turnover was high. To get workers to stay, Henry more than doubled their pay, from $2.34 per day to $5 per day. It was headline news in Detroit and around the country.
- January 05, 1914
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Newspaper Article, "Henry Ford Gives $10,000,000 in 1914 Profits to His Employes"
When Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line in 1913 he loved it but his employees didn't. The work was boring and relentless, and worker turnover was high. To get workers to stay, Henry more than doubled their pay, from $2.34 per day to $5 per day. It was headline news in Detroit and around the country.
- Ford Motor Company Articles of Association, June 16, 1903 - These four pages are the original Articles of Association that established Ford Motor Company on June 16, 1903. They provided the company name, the purpose for which it was formed, the place of operation, the amount of capital stock, the term of years the company would exist, and the names of the stockholders. Note that Henry Ford was not president.
- June 16, 1903
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Ford Motor Company Articles of Association, June 16, 1903
These four pages are the original Articles of Association that established Ford Motor Company on June 16, 1903. They provided the company name, the purpose for which it was formed, the place of operation, the amount of capital stock, the term of years the company would exist, and the names of the stockholders. Note that Henry Ford was not president.
- Ford Motor Company Stockholders, June 1911 - Seven of Ford Motor Company's most prominent stockholders were pictured in this image from 1911. Over the following years, Henry Ford methodically and clandestinely bought up shares from minority stockholders until he obtained a controlling interest. When the task was finished in 1919, Mr. Ford at last had complete control of Ford Motor Company.
- June 01, 1911
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Ford Motor Company Stockholders, June 1911
Seven of Ford Motor Company's most prominent stockholders were pictured in this image from 1911. Over the following years, Henry Ford methodically and clandestinely bought up shares from minority stockholders until he obtained a controlling interest. When the task was finished in 1919, Mr. Ford at last had complete control of Ford Motor Company.
- Ford Motor Company Original Stock Certificate, June 26, 1903 - This is one of the first shares of Ford stock. It was issued to Alexander Malcomson, a wealthy Detroit coal merchant. He took a liking to young Henry and agreed to back his third attempt at starting a company despite the fact that Ford had failed twice before. Malcomson was instrumental in finding wealthy backers for the new company.
- June 26, 1903
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Ford Motor Company Original Stock Certificate, June 26, 1903
This is one of the first shares of Ford stock. It was issued to Alexander Malcomson, a wealthy Detroit coal merchant. He took a liking to young Henry and agreed to back his third attempt at starting a company despite the fact that Ford had failed twice before. Malcomson was instrumental in finding wealthy backers for the new company.
- Ford Motor Company Executives Henry Ford and James Couzens, circa 1910 - James Couzens and Henry Ford made a formidable team. From its founding in 1903, they built Ford Motor Company into one of the world's most successful organizations. Couzens largely handled the company's business management, while Ford focused on developing its automobiles. Couzens left Ford Motor Company in 1915 and pursued a successful second career in politics.
- circa 1910
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Ford Motor Company Executives Henry Ford and James Couzens, circa 1910
James Couzens and Henry Ford made a formidable team. From its founding in 1903, they built Ford Motor Company into one of the world's most successful organizations. Couzens largely handled the company's business management, while Ford focused on developing its automobiles. Couzens left Ford Motor Company in 1915 and pursued a successful second career in politics.
- Portrait of Ford Motor Company Executive James Couzens, 1916 - James Couzens was Ford Motor Company's secretary from 1903-1906, when he became general manager. Couzens oversaw the company's business management, which left Henry Ford free to focus on its automobiles. Couzens resigned from Ford in 1915 and pursued a career in politics. He served as Detroit's mayor from 1919-1922, and as a U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1922-1936.
- circa 1913
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Portrait of Ford Motor Company Executive James Couzens, 1916
James Couzens was Ford Motor Company's secretary from 1903-1906, when he became general manager. Couzens oversaw the company's business management, which left Henry Ford free to focus on its automobiles. Couzens resigned from Ford in 1915 and pursued a career in politics. He served as Detroit's mayor from 1919-1922, and as a U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1922-1936.
- Henry Ford, James Couzens, Elwood Rice, and Gaston Plantiff in Ford Model K Car, New York City, 1907 - Ford Motor Company introduced its Model K in 1906. The upscale, six-cylinder car was larger and -- at $2,500 -- considerably more expensive than the company's four-cylinder Model N launched the same year. Production of the Model K ended in 1908 with the arrival of the Model T. Affordable cars for the mass market were Ford's future.
- 1907
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Henry Ford, James Couzens, Elwood Rice, and Gaston Plantiff in Ford Model K Car, New York City, 1907
Ford Motor Company introduced its Model K in 1906. The upscale, six-cylinder car was larger and -- at $2,500 -- considerably more expensive than the company's four-cylinder Model N launched the same year. Production of the Model K ended in 1908 with the arrival of the Model T. Affordable cars for the mass market were Ford's future.