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- Split Rail Fence Quilt by Lovie Simmons Richburg, 1980-1990 -
- 1980-1990
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Split Rail Fence Quilt by Lovie Simmons Richburg, 1980-1990
- Wedding Portrait of Elizabeth Parke Firestone, June 25, 1921 - Elizabeth Parke, daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, met at a dance at Princeton around 1920. Their 1921 wedding was the most lavish Decatur had ever seen. Elizabeth -- who would become well-known for a refined sense of fashion -- likely made her own wedding dress.
- June 25, 1921
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Wedding Portrait of Elizabeth Parke Firestone, June 25, 1921
Elizabeth Parke, daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, met at a dance at Princeton around 1920. Their 1921 wedding was the most lavish Decatur had ever seen. Elizabeth -- who would become well-known for a refined sense of fashion -- likely made her own wedding dress.
- Marshall Field & Company French Room Hatbox, 1955-1970 -
- 1955-1970
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Marshall Field & Company French Room Hatbox, 1955-1970
- William Clay Ford, Age 4, Riding a Tricycle at Fair Lane, 1929 - William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. He is shown here at age four, riding a tricycle on the grounds of Fair Lane, the Dearborn estate of his grandfather Henry and grandmother Clara Ford.
- June 17, 1929
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William Clay Ford, Age 4, Riding a Tricycle at Fair Lane, 1929
William Clay Ford (1925-2014) was Henry Ford's grandson and the youngest of Edsel and Eleanor Clay Ford's four children. He is shown here at age four, riding a tricycle on the grounds of Fair Lane, the Dearborn estate of his grandfather Henry and grandmother Clara Ford.
- Book Used by Milton Wright, "Fragments of Science for Unscientific People," 1871 - Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's <em>On the Origin of Species</em>, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- 1871
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Book Used by Milton Wright, "Fragments of Science for Unscientific People," 1871
Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- Book Used by Wilbur Wright, "A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene," 1881 - Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's <em>On the Origin of Species</em>, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- 1881
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Book Used by Wilbur Wright, "A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene," 1881
Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- Book Used by the Wright Family, "Select Works of Thomas H. Huxley," 1886 - Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's <em>On the Origin of Species</em>, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- 1886
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Book Used by the Wright Family, "Select Works of Thomas H. Huxley," 1886
Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
- Firestone Family's Return from Europe Prior to Wedding of Martha Firestone and William Clay Ford, June 1947 -
- June 09, 1947
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Firestone Family's Return from Europe Prior to Wedding of Martha Firestone and William Clay Ford, June 1947
- Fruit and Vegetable Scale, Used by the Krasnoff Family at Eastern Market, Detroit, Michigan, 1923-1940 -
- 1923-1940
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Fruit and Vegetable Scale, Used by the Krasnoff Family at Eastern Market, Detroit, Michigan, 1923-1940
- Detecto-Lette Infant Scale, circa 1940 -
- circa 1940
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Detecto-Lette Infant Scale, circa 1940