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- Rachel MacDonald, Librarian, Ford Motor Company Engineering Library, 1943 -
- May 03, 1943
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Rachel MacDonald, Librarian, Ford Motor Company Engineering Library, 1943
- Ford Model AA Panel Truck, April 1928 - Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- April 10, 1928
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Ford Model AA Panel Truck, April 1928
Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- Aerial View of Henry Ford Museum, circa 1953 - Henry Ford commissioned Detroit architect Robert O. Derrick to design his museum building in Dearborn, Michigan. Derrick incorporated multiple references to colonial structures, including the museum's most prominent facade: a detailed replica of Philadelphia's Independence Hall. Construction on the sprawling museum began in 1929 and was completed in the mid-1930s.
- circa 1953
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Aerial View of Henry Ford Museum, circa 1953
Henry Ford commissioned Detroit architect Robert O. Derrick to design his museum building in Dearborn, Michigan. Derrick incorporated multiple references to colonial structures, including the museum's most prominent facade: a detailed replica of Philadelphia's Independence Hall. Construction on the sprawling museum began in 1929 and was completed in the mid-1930s.
- Ford Model AA Stake Truck outside Ford Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, September 1928 - Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- September 29, 1928
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Ford Model AA Stake Truck outside Ford Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, September 1928
Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- Pedestal Desk, Used by Henry Ford at the Dearborn Engineering Laboratory -
- 1923-1924
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Pedestal Desk, Used by Henry Ford at the Dearborn Engineering Laboratory
- "Evolution of the Ford Car," 1949 - The evolution of Ford Motor Company cars, through 1949, is illustrated in this image. The line starts with Henry Ford's experimental 1896 Quadricycle and concludes with the post-World War II 1949 Ford. Key company buildings, like the Mack Avenue Plant and the Dearborn Engineering Lab, are featured as well.
- 1896-1949
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"Evolution of the Ford Car," 1949
The evolution of Ford Motor Company cars, through 1949, is illustrated in this image. The line starts with Henry Ford's experimental 1896 Quadricycle and concludes with the post-World War II 1949 Ford. Key company buildings, like the Mack Avenue Plant and the Dearborn Engineering Lab, are featured as well.
- Ford Model AA Panel Truck outside Ford Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, April 1928 - Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- April 10, 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Model AA Panel Truck outside Ford Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, April 1928
Ford Motor Company's Model AA truck was based on its Model A automobile platform, but with a longer wheelbase, a stronger frame, and generally sturdier chassis components. The Model AA was available in several body styles to permit its use as a panel truck, an express delivery truck, a garbage truck, a bus, or an ambulance, among other options.
- Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with 15 Millionth Ford Model T and 1896 Quadricycle, May 26, 1927 - After Edsel and Henry Ford drove the fifteen-millionth Model T out of the Highland Park Plant, they posed with it alongside Henry's first car, the Quadricycle. The Quadricycle had started it all and the Model T had changed the world, but by 1927, both had become obsolete. Ford Motor Company shifted its focus toward production of the new Model A.
- May 26, 1927
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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with 15 Millionth Ford Model T and 1896 Quadricycle, May 26, 1927
After Edsel and Henry Ford drove the fifteen-millionth Model T out of the Highland Park Plant, they posed with it alongside Henry's first car, the Quadricycle. The Quadricycle had started it all and the Model T had changed the world, but by 1927, both had become obsolete. Ford Motor Company shifted its focus toward production of the new Model A.
- Dancing Class in the Ford Engineering Laboratory Dance Room, 1929 - Henry Ford created a room for dancing at Ford Motor Company's Engineering Lab, where his office and the company's engineering activities were located. These students are learning the traditional American dances of Henry Ford's youth -- along with dance etiquette. Later, Ford built Lovett Hall, an elegant ballroom named for his dancing master.
- May 11, 1929
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Dancing Class in the Ford Engineering Laboratory Dance Room, 1929
Henry Ford created a room for dancing at Ford Motor Company's Engineering Lab, where his office and the company's engineering activities were located. These students are learning the traditional American dances of Henry Ford's youth -- along with dance etiquette. Later, Ford built Lovett Hall, an elegant ballroom named for his dancing master.
- 15 Millionth Ford Model T and 1896 Quadricycle, 1927 - After Edsel and Henry Ford drove the fifteen-millionth Model T out of the Highland Park Plant, it was photographed next to Henry's first car, the Quadricycle. The Quadricycle started it all and the Model T changed the world, but by 1927, both had become obsolete. Ford Motor Company shifted its focus toward production of the new Model A.
- May 26, 1927
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15 Millionth Ford Model T and 1896 Quadricycle, 1927
After Edsel and Henry Ford drove the fifteen-millionth Model T out of the Highland Park Plant, it was photographed next to Henry's first car, the Quadricycle. The Quadricycle started it all and the Model T changed the world, but by 1927, both had become obsolete. Ford Motor Company shifted its focus toward production of the new Model A.