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- Henry Ford with Ray and John Dahlinger outside Scotch Settlement School, 1929 -
- June 04, 1929
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Henry Ford with Ray and John Dahlinger outside Scotch Settlement School, 1929
- Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives, March 29, 1932 - Ford Motor Company executives posed for this photograph in 1932. Left to right: P.E. Martin, vice president of manufacturing; Henry Ford; Charles Sorensen, production superintendent; B.J. Craig, secretary and treasurer; Eddie Maylon; Laurence Sheldrick, engineer; Ray Dahlinger, Ford Farms manager; William J. Cameron, public relations; Louis Walters; Harold Hicks, engineer; and A.M. Wiebel, vice president of purchasing.
- March 29, 1932
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Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives, March 29, 1932
Ford Motor Company executives posed for this photograph in 1932. Left to right: P.E. Martin, vice president of manufacturing; Henry Ford; Charles Sorensen, production superintendent; B.J. Craig, secretary and treasurer; Eddie Maylon; Laurence Sheldrick, engineer; Ray Dahlinger, Ford Farms manager; William J. Cameron, public relations; Louis Walters; Harold Hicks, engineer; and A.M. Wiebel, vice president of purchasing.
- Henry Ford, Ray Dahlinger, Frank Kulick, Jerry Wolfe, and A. B. Jewett at "The Bungalow," Dearborn, Michigan - Henry and Clara Ford lived in Detroit, but they preferred spending time in nature. Around 1910, the Fords built a small home west of the city on private farmland near the Rouge River in Dearborn. Here, at "the Bungalow," the Ford family could watch birds, entertain friends, and stay overnight. Soon, the Fords would select this secluded site for their Fair Lane estate.
- 1913-1914
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Henry Ford, Ray Dahlinger, Frank Kulick, Jerry Wolfe, and A. B. Jewett at "The Bungalow," Dearborn, Michigan
Henry and Clara Ford lived in Detroit, but they preferred spending time in nature. Around 1910, the Fords built a small home west of the city on private farmland near the Rouge River in Dearborn. Here, at "the Bungalow," the Ford family could watch birds, entertain friends, and stay overnight. Soon, the Fords would select this secluded site for their Fair Lane estate.
- John Burroughs with Clara and Henry Ford, Evangeline and Ray Dahlinger, and Clara Barrus, Dearborn, Michigan, 1920 - Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances.
- 1920
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John Burroughs with Clara and Henry Ford, Evangeline and Ray Dahlinger, and Clara Barrus, Dearborn, Michigan, 1920
Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances.
- 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.
- Prize Steer at Roadside Market, Greenfield Village, July 1944 -
- July 18, 1944
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Prize Steer at Roadside Market, Greenfield Village, July 1944
- Henry Ford and Ray Dahlinger at Construction Site of the Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1941 - Designed by renowned industrial architect Albert Kahn for Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was built for the mass production of World War II B-24 bombers. By the end of 1944, the Ypsilanti, Michigan, factory was producing 650 B-24 Liberators every month. Willow Run closed in 1945, but only after adding 8,685 bombers to the war effort.
- July 30, 1941
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Henry Ford and Ray Dahlinger at Construction Site of the Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1941
Designed by renowned industrial architect Albert Kahn for Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was built for the mass production of World War II B-24 bombers. By the end of 1944, the Ypsilanti, Michigan, factory was producing 650 B-24 Liberators every month. Willow Run closed in 1945, but only after adding 8,685 bombers to the war effort.
- Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with Ford Motor Company Officials and Employees, 1914 - Henry Ford (center row, second from right) and Edsel Ford (back row, third from right) posed for this group photo in 1914. Other notables include Thomas A. Edison, Jr., son of the famous inventor (center row, second from left); Ernest Liebold, Henry Ford's executive secretary (back row, third from left); and Ray Dahlinger, manager of Ford Farms (back row, first from left).
- February 01, 1914
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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with Ford Motor Company Officials and Employees, 1914
Henry Ford (center row, second from right) and Edsel Ford (back row, third from right) posed for this group photo in 1914. Other notables include Thomas A. Edison, Jr., son of the famous inventor (center row, second from left); Ernest Liebold, Henry Ford's executive secretary (back row, third from left); and Ray Dahlinger, manager of Ford Farms (back row, first from left).
- Ray Dahlinger, circa 1916 - Ray Dahlinger joined Ford Motor Company in 1907. He became a test driver and, to an extent, a personal driver for Henry Ford. About 1915, Dahlinger was appointed general manager of Ford Farms, Henry Ford's extensive agricultural properties in southeast Michigan. Dahlinger supervised landscaping at Greenfield Village during its construction in 1929. He retired in 1950.
- circa 1916
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Ray Dahlinger, circa 1916
Ray Dahlinger joined Ford Motor Company in 1907. He became a test driver and, to an extent, a personal driver for Henry Ford. About 1915, Dahlinger was appointed general manager of Ford Farms, Henry Ford's extensive agricultural properties in southeast Michigan. Dahlinger supervised landscaping at Greenfield Village during its construction in 1929. He retired in 1950.
- The Service Crew Eating a Meal on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip in Massachusetts, 1924 - In 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone embarked on one of their famous camping trips, this time visiting President Coolidge in Massachusetts. Various support staff were needed to maintain camp including Ford's personal driver George Burns, (standing left) and foreman, Ray Dahlinger (sitting right). Ford's personal chef, Thomas Sato (sitting front), had accompanied Ford on many of his previous excursions.
- 1924
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The Service Crew Eating a Meal on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip in Massachusetts, 1924
In 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone embarked on one of their famous camping trips, this time visiting President Coolidge in Massachusetts. Various support staff were needed to maintain camp including Ford's personal driver George Burns, (standing left) and foreman, Ray Dahlinger (sitting right). Ford's personal chef, Thomas Sato (sitting front), had accompanied Ford on many of his previous excursions.