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- Edsel, Eleanor, Clara and Henry Ford with Guests at Tintype Studio in Greenfield Village, 1929-1930 - Just before the official dedication of his historical village in October 1929, Henry Ford decided to add a tintype photographic studio. Ford's staff worked feverishly to complete the building--designed to look like a small tintype studio from the 1870s and 1880s--in one day! Not long after it opened, Ford posed with family and friends in the Greenfield Village Tintype Studio for this group portrait.
- 1929-1930
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Edsel, Eleanor, Clara and Henry Ford with Guests at Tintype Studio in Greenfield Village, 1929-1930
Just before the official dedication of his historical village in October 1929, Henry Ford decided to add a tintype photographic studio. Ford's staff worked feverishly to complete the building--designed to look like a small tintype studio from the 1870s and 1880s--in one day! Not long after it opened, Ford posed with family and friends in the Greenfield Village Tintype Studio for this group portrait.
- Eleanor Ford, Thomas Sato, Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Clara Ford on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, Maryland, 1921 - Known as the Vagabonds, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs embarked on numerous camping trips between 1916 and 1924. In 1921, the Vagabonds -- minus Burroughs who had passed earlier that year -- welcomed their families along for a special camping trip with President Warren G. Harding. Here, the Ford family takes in the jovial camp atmosphere.
- 1921
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Eleanor Ford, Thomas Sato, Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Clara Ford on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, Maryland, 1921
Known as the Vagabonds, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs embarked on numerous camping trips between 1916 and 1924. In 1921, the Vagabonds -- minus Burroughs who had passed earlier that year -- welcomed their families along for a special camping trip with President Warren G. Harding. Here, the Ford family takes in the jovial camp atmosphere.
- Martha Ford and William Clay Ford Wedding Photo with Family Members, June 21, 1947 -
- June 21, 1947
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Martha Ford and William Clay Ford Wedding Photo with Family Members, June 21, 1947
- Letter from Henry A. Colgate, The Seeing Eye Guide Dog School, to Edsel and Eleanor Ford, December 15, 1941 -
- December 15, 1941
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Letter from Henry A. Colgate, The Seeing Eye Guide Dog School, to Edsel and Eleanor Ford, December 15, 1941
- Family at Clara Bryant Ford's Burial, Ford Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, 1950 - Clara Ford died on September 29, 1950. The wife of the famous automobile pioneer and American industrialist, Henry Ford, had suffered a heart attack earlier in the year and her health had steadily declined. Family buried her next to her husband in the Ford family cemetery in Detroit, Michigan.
- October 02, 1950
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Family at Clara Bryant Ford's Burial, Ford Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, 1950
Clara Ford died on September 29, 1950. The wife of the famous automobile pioneer and American industrialist, Henry Ford, had suffered a heart attack earlier in the year and her health had steadily declined. Family buried her next to her husband in the Ford family cemetery in Detroit, Michigan.
- Letter of Thanks from W. H. Ebeling, The Seeing Eye Guide Dog School, to Edsel and Eleanor Ford, February 18, 1939 -
- February 18, 1939
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Letter of Thanks from W. H. Ebeling, The Seeing Eye Guide Dog School, to Edsel and Eleanor Ford, February 18, 1939
- Fundraising Letter from Anna L. Smith, Berea College, to Eleanor Ford, April 2, 1937 -
- April 02, 1937
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Fundraising Letter from Anna L. Smith, Berea College, to Eleanor Ford, April 2, 1937
- Ford Family Having a Meal, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
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Ford Family Having a Meal, circa 1935
- Ford Family Sitting on a Beach, circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
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Ford Family Sitting on a Beach, circa 1930
- The Fords and Lelands at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922 - Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million in 1922. The deal was formalized with a ceremony on February 4 of that year at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. Henry and Clara Ford, along with Edsel and Eleanor Ford, attended on behalf of Ford Motor Company. Henry Leland, along with Wilfred and Blanche Leland, represented Lincoln.
- February 04, 1922
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The Fords and Lelands at the Acquisition of Lincoln Motor Co. by Ford Motor Co., 1922
Ford Motor Company purchased Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million in 1922. The deal was formalized with a ceremony on February 4 of that year at Lincoln's factory in Detroit. Henry and Clara Ford, along with Edsel and Eleanor Ford, attended on behalf of Ford Motor Company. Henry Leland, along with Wilfred and Blanche Leland, represented Lincoln.