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- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923 - Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- December 15, 1923
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923
Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives at Henry Ford Museum, 1933 - One of the most important decisions that Henry Ford made early in his career was to identify talented individuals who could bring his vision for a universal car for the masses to reality. Each man pictured here was, in one way or another, directly responsible for Ford Motor Company's success, and failures, in the years leading up to World War II. P. E. Martin and Charles Sorensen were the hard-driving production and manufacturing heads that ensured Ford's plants operated at peak levels and achieved record production levels in the mid-1920s. B. J. Craig, as treasurer and secretary, was responsible for the hundreds of millions of dollars that funded all of Ford's operations. A. M. Wibel managed purchasing of everything from cotter pins and lubrication oil to coal mines and freighters at Ford's River Rouge plant, Highland Park, and ultimately for Ford operations worldwide. Raymond Dahlinger managed hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland for Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company. Left to right: P.E. (Peter Edmund) Martin, Vice President in charge of Manufacturing; B.J. (Burt John) Craig, Treasurer and Secretary; Charles E. Sorensen, Production Superintendent; Henry Ford; Raymond Dahlinger, Manager of Ford Farms; Edsel Ford; A.M. (Albert M.) Wibel, Vice President of Purchasing.
- July 20, 1933
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Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives at Henry Ford Museum, 1933
One of the most important decisions that Henry Ford made early in his career was to identify talented individuals who could bring his vision for a universal car for the masses to reality. Each man pictured here was, in one way or another, directly responsible for Ford Motor Company's success, and failures, in the years leading up to World War II. P. E. Martin and Charles Sorensen were the hard-driving production and manufacturing heads that ensured Ford's plants operated at peak levels and achieved record production levels in the mid-1920s. B. J. Craig, as treasurer and secretary, was responsible for the hundreds of millions of dollars that funded all of Ford's operations. A. M. Wibel managed purchasing of everything from cotter pins and lubrication oil to coal mines and freighters at Ford's River Rouge plant, Highland Park, and ultimately for Ford operations worldwide. Raymond Dahlinger managed hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland for Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company. Left to right: P.E. (Peter Edmund) Martin, Vice President in charge of Manufacturing; B.J. (Burt John) Craig, Treasurer and Secretary; Charles E. Sorensen, Production Superintendent; Henry Ford; Raymond Dahlinger, Manager of Ford Farms; Edsel Ford; A.M. (Albert M.) Wibel, Vice President of Purchasing.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923 - Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- December 15, 1923
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923
Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Executives at Roundtable Luncheon in Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, July 1933 - In the early 1930s, Ford Motor Company's nerve center was the executive dining room at the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn. Every day at 1:00 p.m., Henry Ford sat down with his senior engineering, production, and sales executives for a working lunch. The mealtime discussions, which lasted anywhere from one to five hours, kept Mr. Ford informed on all company matters.
- July 01, 1933
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Executives at Roundtable Luncheon in Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, July 1933
In the early 1930s, Ford Motor Company's nerve center was the executive dining room at the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn. Every day at 1:00 p.m., Henry Ford sat down with his senior engineering, production, and sales executives for a working lunch. The mealtime discussions, which lasted anywhere from one to five hours, kept Mr. Ford informed on all company matters.
- Ford Motor Company Organization Chart, November 1, 1919 - Organizational charts and corporate hierarchies weren't strictly followed or enforced in Ford Motor Company's first decades -- largely because of founder Henry Ford's indifference to them. But this chart, issued in November 1919, illustrates a formal chain of command from president Edsel Ford down through company officers, superintendents, managers, and department heads.
- November 01, 1919
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Ford Motor Company Organization Chart, November 1, 1919
Organizational charts and corporate hierarchies weren't strictly followed or enforced in Ford Motor Company's first decades -- largely because of founder Henry Ford's indifference to them. But this chart, issued in November 1919, illustrates a formal chain of command from president Edsel Ford down through company officers, superintendents, managers, and department heads.
- Dedication of Edsel Ford Workshop (Henry Ford Theater) in Greenfield Village - Following Edsel Ford's death in May 1943, Henry and Clara Ford memorialized their son with a workshop in Greenfield Village. It was based on a space that Henry and Edsel had shared at the family's home in Detroit's Boston-Edison neighborhood, where the Fords lived from 1908 until 1914. This photo was taken during dedication ceremonies in December 1943.
- December 24, 1943
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Dedication of Edsel Ford Workshop (Henry Ford Theater) in Greenfield Village
Following Edsel Ford's death in May 1943, Henry and Clara Ford memorialized their son with a workshop in Greenfield Village. It was based on a space that Henry and Edsel had shared at the family's home in Detroit's Boston-Edison neighborhood, where the Fords lived from 1908 until 1914. This photo was taken during dedication ceremonies in December 1943.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Executives at Roundtable Luncheon in Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, July 1933 - In the early 1930s, Ford Motor Company's nerve center was the executive dining room at the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn. Every day at 1:00 p.m., Henry Ford sat down with his senior engineering, production, and sales executives for a working lunch. The mealtime discussions, which lasted anywhere from one to five hours, kept Mr. Ford informed on all company matters.
- July 01, 1933
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Executives at Roundtable Luncheon in Dearborn Engineering Laboratory, July 1933
In the early 1930s, Ford Motor Company's nerve center was the executive dining room at the Ford Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn. Every day at 1:00 p.m., Henry Ford sat down with his senior engineering, production, and sales executives for a working lunch. The mealtime discussions, which lasted anywhere from one to five hours, kept Mr. Ford informed on all company matters.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives at Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, July 30, 1942 - Henry Ford, Clara Ford, Edsel Ford, and senior Ford Motor Company executives came to Greenfield Village, Henry Ford's living history museum in Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30, 1942. It was Henry Ford's 79th birthday, and family and coworkers gathered to wish him well.
- July 30, 1942
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Ford Motor Company Executives at Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, July 30, 1942
Henry Ford, Clara Ford, Edsel Ford, and senior Ford Motor Company executives came to Greenfield Village, Henry Ford's living history museum in Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30, 1942. It was Henry Ford's 79th birthday, and family and coworkers gathered to wish him well.
- Ford Executives at the Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 1923 - Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- December 15, 1923
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Ford Executives at the Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 1923
Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.