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- Better Homes & Gardens Garden Book : A Year-Round Guide to Practical Home Gardening, 1954 -
- 1954
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Better Homes & Gardens Garden Book : A Year-Round Guide to Practical Home Gardening, 1954
- Louis Ives Home on Military and Morley Streets, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
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Louis Ives Home on Military and Morley Streets, Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1900
- Front Entrance to Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, circa 1930 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.
- circa 1930
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Front Entrance to Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, circa 1930
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.
- North Terrace at Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, circa 1928 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.
- circa 1928
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North Terrace at Fair Lane, Home of Henry Ford, circa 1928
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.
- Clara and Henry Ford's Former Winter Home in Georgia, Richmond Hill Plantation, Photographed in 1972 - Clara and Henry Ford built a winter home about 20 miles southwest of Savannah, Georgia, in 1936-1937. Thirty-five years later, long after the Fords had passed away, their former Richmond Hill estate was in disrepair. The home and grounds were purchased by a developer in 1981, restored, and transformed into a private club community.
- 1972
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Clara and Henry Ford's Former Winter Home in Georgia, Richmond Hill Plantation, Photographed in 1972
Clara and Henry Ford built a winter home about 20 miles southwest of Savannah, Georgia, in 1936-1937. Thirty-five years later, long after the Fords had passed away, their former Richmond Hill estate was in disrepair. The home and grounds were purchased by a developer in 1981, restored, and transformed into a private club community.
- Caretaker's House at "The Mangoes," Winter Estate of Henry Ford in Fort Myers, Florida, January 1945 - In 1916, Henry and Clara Ford purchased "The Mangoes," a winter home in Fort Myers, Florida, located next to the wintertime retreat of Thomas and Mina Edison. This image shows the caretaker's house on the grounds. The Fords rarely visited "The Mangoes" after Mr. Edison's death in 1931, and they sold the estate in 1945.
- January 01, 1945
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Caretaker's House at "The Mangoes," Winter Estate of Henry Ford in Fort Myers, Florida, January 1945
In 1916, Henry and Clara Ford purchased "The Mangoes," a winter home in Fort Myers, Florida, located next to the wintertime retreat of Thomas and Mina Edison. This image shows the caretaker's house on the grounds. The Fords rarely visited "The Mangoes" after Mr. Edison's death in 1931, and they sold the estate in 1945.
- Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932 - In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- June 20, 1932
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Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932
In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932 - In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- June 20, 1932
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Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932
In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932 - In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- June 20, 1932
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Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932
In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932 - In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.
- June 20, 1932
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Employee Housing, Fordlandia, Brazil, June 1932
In 1928, Ford Motor Company established Fordlandia, a 2.5 million-acre rubber plantation and industrial town, in the Amazon Rainforest. Native workers rioted two years later against imposed American work rules and behavioral restrictions. To alleviate tensions, Ford began building new housing and other amenities. The building designs, however, were patterned after management's Midwestern American aesthetics -- inappropriate for Brazil's tropical climate.