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- Edison Institute School Students in the Dance Room of Ford Engineering Laboratory, May 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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Edison Institute School Students in the Dance Room of Ford Engineering Laboratory, May 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.
- Edsel Ford's 1934 Model 40 Special Speedster Automobile, Photographed at Greenfield Village, September 1934 - Edsel Ford commissioned several special automobiles from Ford Motor Company for his personal use. Each one spoke to his talents and tastes. Mr. Ford collaborated with designer Bob Gregorie to create this speedster based on the company's Model 40. Its sleek profile, custom aluminum body, and flathead V-8 engine anticipated the hot rods that soon appeared on southern California streets.
- September 26, 1934
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Edsel Ford's 1934 Model 40 Special Speedster Automobile, Photographed at Greenfield Village, September 1934
Edsel Ford commissioned several special automobiles from Ford Motor Company for his personal use. Each one spoke to his talents and tastes. Mr. Ford collaborated with designer Bob Gregorie to create this speedster based on the company's Model 40. Its sleek profile, custom aluminum body, and flathead V-8 engine anticipated the hot rods that soon appeared on southern California streets.
- William Clay Ford Driving a Custom-Built Speedster, June 1939 - Edsel Ford commissioned several special automobiles from Ford Motor Company. He collaborated with designer Bob Gregorie in 1934 to create this speedster based on the company's Model 40. William Clay Ford, Edsel Ford's youngest child, was photographed at the wheel. The Model 40 Special Speedster was prone to overheating, and its front end was modified multiple times to improve engine cooling.
- June 16, 1939
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William Clay Ford Driving a Custom-Built Speedster, June 1939
Edsel Ford commissioned several special automobiles from Ford Motor Company. He collaborated with designer Bob Gregorie in 1934 to create this speedster based on the company's Model 40. William Clay Ford, Edsel Ford's youngest child, was photographed at the wheel. The Model 40 Special Speedster was prone to overheating, and its front end was modified multiple times to improve engine cooling.
- Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives at Ford Engineering Laboratory, 1938 - R.H. Schmidt -- head of purchasing at Ford Motor Company's Cologne, Germany, plant -- took this photo of Henry Ford and senior executives while Schmidt was visiting Ford's Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. At left are vice president of manufacturing P.E. Martin and production superintendent Charles Sorensen. Henry Ford is at far right.
- 1938
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Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company Executives at Ford Engineering Laboratory, 1938
R.H. Schmidt -- head of purchasing at Ford Motor Company's Cologne, Germany, plant -- took this photo of Henry Ford and senior executives while Schmidt was visiting Ford's Engineering Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan. At left are vice president of manufacturing P.E. Martin and production superintendent Charles Sorensen. Henry Ford is at far right.
- Office of H. R. Waddell in the Ford Engineering Laboratory, September 1952 - In 1923, H.R. Waddell joined the mailing department at Dearborn Publishing Company -- one of Henry Ford's many businesses outside Ford Motor Company. The next year, he was transferred to the Office of Henry Ford, where he was given secretarial duties. Mr. Waddell's responsibilities increased over time. This photo shows his office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory.
- September 17, 1952
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Office of H. R. Waddell in the Ford Engineering Laboratory, September 1952
In 1923, H.R. Waddell joined the mailing department at Dearborn Publishing Company -- one of Henry Ford's many businesses outside Ford Motor Company. The next year, he was transferred to the Office of Henry Ford, where he was given secretarial duties. Mr. Waddell's responsibilities increased over time. This photo shows his office in the Ford Engineering Laboratory.
- The Ford Motor Company World Headquarters Displaying "VOTE" Sign, Dearborn, Michigan, 1960 - By strategically lighting the grid pattern formed by windows in Ford Motor Company's Henry Ford II World Center, the automaker created special messages on the building's south face. Over the years, the headquarters building displayed messages commemorating holidays, production milestones, racing victories, and other notable events. This message reminded people to vote on Election Day, November 8, 1960.
- November 01, 1960
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The Ford Motor Company World Headquarters Displaying "VOTE" Sign, Dearborn, Michigan, 1960
By strategically lighting the grid pattern formed by windows in Ford Motor Company's Henry Ford II World Center, the automaker created special messages on the building's south face. Over the years, the headquarters building displayed messages commemorating holidays, production milestones, racing victories, and other notable events. This message reminded people to vote on Election Day, November 8, 1960.
- Photograph Album, 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race - The Vanderbilt Cup, held on New York's Long Island from 1904 to 1910, was America's first internationally prominent automobile race. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., a wealthy railroad heir, organized the competition over public roads. European cars dominated the event's first years. This photo album documents the 1904 race, won by American driver George Heath in a French-built Panhard.
- 1904
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Photograph Album, 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
The Vanderbilt Cup, held on New York's Long Island from 1904 to 1910, was America's first internationally prominent automobile race. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., a wealthy railroad heir, organized the competition over public roads. European cars dominated the event's first years. This photo album documents the 1904 race, won by American driver George Heath in a French-built Panhard.
- Set of Surgical Instruments, circa 1860 -
- circa 1860
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Set of Surgical Instruments, circa 1860
- Dirt Road Between Lansing and Michigan Agricultural College, Before and After Improvements, 1905-1906 - The establishment of the Michigan State Highway Department in 1905 made state funding available to township and county road commissions for improvements and repairs. The State Highway Commissioner published biennial reports highlighting the progress of "reward roads" -- projects funded by the state. These images from his first report show crushed stone applied to a rutted road near the state capital.
- 1905-1906
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Dirt Road Between Lansing and Michigan Agricultural College, Before and After Improvements, 1905-1906
The establishment of the Michigan State Highway Department in 1905 made state funding available to township and county road commissions for improvements and repairs. The State Highway Commissioner published biennial reports highlighting the progress of "reward roads" -- projects funded by the state. These images from his first report show crushed stone applied to a rutted road near the state capital.
- Miniature Rack, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939 - Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park. Miniature equipment and displays completed the scene.
- 1939
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Miniature Rack, Displayed at the New York World's Fair, 1939
Henry Ford firmly believed in the "practical educational value" of World's Fair exhibits. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, he highlighted the work of students attending his experimental schools. In the Ford building, boys from Ford's Edison Institute Schools operated quarter-size replicas based on machines from Thomas Edison's Menlo Park. Miniature equipment and displays completed the scene.