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- Staff at Opening of the Exhibit, "Henry Ford: A Personal History," in Henry Ford Museum, May 1953 - Henry Ford himself was the focus of <EM>Henry Ford: A Personal History</EM>. Opened in 1953 during Ford Motor Company's 50th anniversary, the exhibit included artifacts like Westinghouse steam engine No. 345, the fifteen millionth Model T, and a re-creation of Ford's Highland Park office using original furnishings. It was among the museum's first major additions after Ford's death in 1947.
- May 07, 1953
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Staff at Opening of the Exhibit, "Henry Ford: A Personal History," in Henry Ford Museum, May 1953
Henry Ford himself was the focus of Henry Ford: A Personal History. Opened in 1953 during Ford Motor Company's 50th anniversary, the exhibit included artifacts like Westinghouse steam engine No. 345, the fifteen millionth Model T, and a re-creation of Ford's Highland Park office using original furnishings. It was among the museum's first major additions after Ford's death in 1947.
- Portrait of Gerald Gibson, 1954 -
- 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Gerald Gibson, 1954
- Curators Katharine Bryant, Gerald Gibson and George Bird prepare for "Christmas Feast" in Henry Ford Museum, December 1954 -
- December 02, 1954
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Curators Katharine Bryant, Gerald Gibson and George Bird prepare for "Christmas Feast" in Henry Ford Museum, December 1954
- Gerald Gibson, Margaret Crump and Ken Metcalf View Maps in Edison Institute Library for Possible Exhibit Use, May 1, 1956 -
- May 01, 1956
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Gerald Gibson, Margaret Crump and Ken Metcalf View Maps in Edison Institute Library for Possible Exhibit Use, May 1, 1956
- Portrait of Gerald Gibson, Decorative Arts Curator, Henry Ford Museum, February 1960 -
- February 26, 1960
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Portrait of Gerald Gibson, Decorative Arts Curator, Henry Ford Museum, February 1960
- Portrait of Gerald Gibson, 1954 -
- 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Gerald Gibson, 1954
- Gerald Gibson and Marion Corwell Filming "Window to the Past," January 1956 - Beginning in the 1950s, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village partnered with WTVS, Detroit's local educational television station, to bring American history into the classroom. Marion Corwell, the museum's Manager of Educational Television created and hosted the first program for this collaboration, <EM>Window to the Past</EM>. This 15-minute weekly series showcased the museum's collections and taught students about historic people, places and events.
- January 17, 1956
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Gerald Gibson and Marion Corwell Filming "Window to the Past," January 1956
Beginning in the 1950s, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village partnered with WTVS, Detroit's local educational television station, to bring American history into the classroom. Marion Corwell, the museum's Manager of Educational Television created and hosted the first program for this collaboration, Window to the Past. This 15-minute weekly series showcased the museum's collections and taught students about historic people, places and events.