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- Edsel Ford and Henry Ford with Others on Trial Run of the Lake Ormoc, July 20, 1928 - Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Two ships, <em>Lake Ormoc</em> and <em>Lake Farge</em>, left Dearborn, Michigan, that July. Ford and other executives posed for this photograph on the <em>Lake Ormoc</em> to commemorate the start of the project.
- July 20, 1928
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Edsel Ford and Henry Ford with Others on Trial Run of the Lake Ormoc, July 20, 1928
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Two ships, Lake Ormoc and Lake Farge, left Dearborn, Michigan, that July. Ford and other executives posed for this photograph on the Lake Ormoc to commemorate the start of the project.
- Edsel Ford at Balloon Races, Dearborn, Michigan, 1927 - Edsel Ford is seen at the 1927 Gordon Bennett Cup balloon race. Participants in that year's contest started from Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan. First held in 1906, the Gordon Bennett Cup is the world's oldest gas balloon race. The 1927 event was held in combination with the 1927 National Air Tour airplane competition.
- 1927
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Edsel Ford at Balloon Races, Dearborn, Michigan, 1927
Edsel Ford is seen at the 1927 Gordon Bennett Cup balloon race. Participants in that year's contest started from Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan. First held in 1906, the Gordon Bennett Cup is the world's oldest gas balloon race. The 1927 event was held in combination with the 1927 National Air Tour airplane competition.
- Telegram from Charles Hart to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Planning, March 12, 1936 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- March 12, 1936
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Telegram from Charles Hart to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Planning, March 12, 1936
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Funeral of Edsel Ford, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, May 28, 1943 - Edsel Ford's death on May 26, 1943, saddened all who knew him. He was a devoted husband and father, a patron of the arts, and a skilled collaborator in automotive design. Mr. Ford's funeral, at Christ Church in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, was attended by prominent executives and engineers from throughout the automotive industry.
- May 28, 1943
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Funeral of Edsel Ford, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, May 28, 1943
Edsel Ford's death on May 26, 1943, saddened all who knew him. He was a devoted husband and father, a patron of the arts, and a skilled collaborator in automotive design. Mr. Ford's funeral, at Christ Church in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, was attended by prominent executives and engineers from throughout the automotive industry.
- Letter from Francis Jehl to Henry Ford and Edsel Ford regarding Invitation to Light's Golden Jubilee, October 1, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of the incandescent lamp. Francis Jehl was "deeply honored" to be invited. Jehl, a 19-year-old lab assistant at Menlo Park in 1879 when Edison first successfully tested his incandescent lamp, would assist Edison again in recreating that momentous occasion at Light's Golden Jubilee.
- October 21, 1929
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Letter from Francis Jehl to Henry Ford and Edsel Ford regarding Invitation to Light's Golden Jubilee, October 1, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of the incandescent lamp. Francis Jehl was "deeply honored" to be invited. Jehl, a 19-year-old lab assistant at Menlo Park in 1879 when Edison first successfully tested his incandescent lamp, would assist Edison again in recreating that momentous occasion at Light's Golden Jubilee.
- State of Michigan Certificate Reappointing Edsel Ford to the Isle Royale National Park Commission, June 22, 1939 - Congress authorized the creation of Isle Royale National Park in 1931. In order to establish the park, the Governor of Michigan appointed the Isle Royale National Park Commission, which included Edsel Ford, to handle land acquisition. By 1940, the Commission had acquired a majority of the island for the state who then transferred it over to the National Park Service.
- June 22, 1939
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State of Michigan Certificate Reappointing Edsel Ford to the Isle Royale National Park Commission, June 22, 1939
Congress authorized the creation of Isle Royale National Park in 1931. In order to establish the park, the Governor of Michigan appointed the Isle Royale National Park Commission, which included Edsel Ford, to handle land acquisition. By 1940, the Commission had acquired a majority of the island for the state who then transferred it over to the National Park Service.
- Edsel Ford in Custom Built Roadster, Seattle, Washington, 1913 - Edsel Ford came by his love of cars honestly. He grew up watching his father, Henry Ford, build them at Ford Motor Company, and he was driving his own Ford Model N at the age of 12. This photo shows Edsel Ford with one of his early custom-built cars. There would be many more throughout his life.
- August 28, 1913
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Edsel Ford in Custom Built Roadster, Seattle, Washington, 1913
Edsel Ford came by his love of cars honestly. He grew up watching his father, Henry Ford, build them at Ford Motor Company, and he was driving his own Ford Model N at the age of 12. This photo shows Edsel Ford with one of his early custom-built cars. There would be many more throughout his life.
- Henry Ford II at Desk with Photo of Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in Background, circa 1977 - Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- circa 1977
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Henry Ford II at Desk with Photo of Henry Ford and Edsel Ford in Background, circa 1977
Henry Ford II served as president of Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, and as chairman and CEO from 1960 until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Ford led the company into the modern era, adopting up-to-date administrative practices, decentralizing production facilities, and transforming what essentially had been a giant family-owned business into a well-managed, publicly traded corporation.
- Program for the First "Ford Sunday Evening Hour" Radio Broadcast, October 7, 1934 -
- October 07, 1934
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Program for the First "Ford Sunday Evening Hour" Radio Broadcast, October 7, 1934
- Ford Motor Company Executives at the Rouge Plant Administration Building, November 6, 1934 -
- November 06, 1934
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Ford Motor Company Executives at the Rouge Plant Administration Building, November 6, 1934