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- President and Mrs. Herbert Hoover at the California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Among many other events, Ford photographers documented the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego -- where Ford Motor Company's exhibition was the largest and most popular.

- 1935
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President and Mrs. Herbert Hoover at the California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
In 1913, Henry Ford established Ford Motor Company's photographic department. Though few internal records describe company photography, remaining photographs reveal a wide range of departmental activity. Among many other events, Ford photographers documented the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego -- where Ford Motor Company's exhibition was the largest and most popular.
- Ford Motor Company Memo regarding an Inquiry from Mrs. Herbert Hoover about Former Employee Simon Tokarski, 1937 - Lou Henry Hoover, former First Lady and president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, wrote to Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, on behalf of a young Girl Scout. The girl's father, a former Ford employee, was out of work. Within days of receiving Hoover's inquiry, Ford rehired the man.

- April 27, 1937
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Ford Motor Company Memo regarding an Inquiry from Mrs. Herbert Hoover about Former Employee Simon Tokarski, 1937
Lou Henry Hoover, former First Lady and president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, wrote to Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, on behalf of a young Girl Scout. The girl's father, a former Ford employee, was out of work. Within days of receiving Hoover's inquiry, Ford rehired the man.
- Correspondence between E.G. Liebold and Lou Henry Hoover regarding Light's Golden Jubilee Banquet Painting, 1936 - In the mid-1930s, more than six years after the Light's Golden Jubilee celebration, Henry Ford commissioned a panoramic painting of that evening's banquet. Letters were sent to attendees--including those at the head table--asking where they sat and for a photograph so that their image could be included in the painting. Former First Lady Lou Henry Hoover replied and gave her impressions of the evening.

- October 21, 1929
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Correspondence between E.G. Liebold and Lou Henry Hoover regarding Light's Golden Jubilee Banquet Painting, 1936
In the mid-1930s, more than six years after the Light's Golden Jubilee celebration, Henry Ford commissioned a panoramic painting of that evening's banquet. Letters were sent to attendees--including those at the head table--asking where they sat and for a photograph so that their image could be included in the painting. Former First Lady Lou Henry Hoover replied and gave her impressions of the evening.
- President Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, Clara Bryant Ford, Thomas Edison, Mina Edison, and Henry Ford Arrive at Smiths Creek Station, October 21, 1929 - Henry and Clara Ford and their guests, Thomas and Mina Edison, and President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Hoover, arrived at The Henry Ford's 1929 dedication ceremonies in grand fashion. They traveled from Detroit's Michigan Central Station to the Smiths Creek Depot in Greenfield Village aboard a train of replica Civil War-era passenger cars.

- October 21, 1929
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President Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, Clara Bryant Ford, Thomas Edison, Mina Edison, and Henry Ford Arrive at Smiths Creek Station, October 21, 1929
Henry and Clara Ford and their guests, Thomas and Mina Edison, and President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Hoover, arrived at The Henry Ford's 1929 dedication ceremonies in grand fashion. They traveled from Detroit's Michigan Central Station to the Smiths Creek Depot in Greenfield Village aboard a train of replica Civil War-era passenger cars.
- Henry Ford, President Herbert Hoover, Thomas Edison, and Lou Henry Hoover at Smiths Creek Station, October 21, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the date marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The day's festivities began with Edison's arrival -- escorted by Ford and President Hoover -- at Smiths Creek Station in Ford's Greenfield Village.

- October 21, 1929
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Henry Ford, President Herbert Hoover, Thomas Edison, and Lou Henry Hoover at Smiths Creek Station, October 21, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the date marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The day's festivities began with Edison's arrival -- escorted by Ford and President Hoover -- at Smiths Creek Station in Ford's Greenfield Village.
- Henry Ford, Mina and Thomas Edison, Lou and Herbert Hoover, Clara Ford, and Others in Greenfield Village, October 21, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the date marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The day's festivities began with Edison's arrival -- escorted by Ford and President Hoover -- at Smiths Creek Station in Ford's Greenfield Village.

- October 21, 1929
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Henry Ford, Mina and Thomas Edison, Lou and Herbert Hoover, Clara Ford, and Others in Greenfield Village, October 21, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the date marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The day's festivities began with Edison's arrival -- escorted by Ford and President Hoover -- at Smiths Creek Station in Ford's Greenfield Village.
- Henry Ford, Herbert Hoover, and Thomas Edison in Greenfield Village, October 21, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the date marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The day's festivities began with Edison's arrival -- escorted by Ford and President Hoover -- at Smiths Creek Station in Ford's Greenfield Village.

- October 21, 1929
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Henry Ford, Herbert Hoover, and Thomas Edison in Greenfield Village, October 21, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the date marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The day's festivities began with Edison's arrival -- escorted by Ford and President Hoover -- at Smiths Creek Station in Ford's Greenfield Village.
- Henry Ford, President Herbert Hoover, Thomas Edison and Lou Henry Hoover in Greenfield Village, October 21, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the date marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The day's festivities began with Edison's arrival -- escorted by Ford and President Hoover -- at Smiths Creek Station in Ford's Greenfield Village.

- October 21, 1929
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Henry Ford, President Herbert Hoover, Thomas Edison and Lou Henry Hoover in Greenfield Village, October 21, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the date marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The day's festivities began with Edison's arrival -- escorted by Ford and President Hoover -- at Smiths Creek Station in Ford's Greenfield Village.
- Henry Ford, Herbert Hoover, Thomas Edison, Lou Hoover, Clara Ford and Mina Edison Arrive for Light's Golden Jubilee - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the date marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The day's festivities began with Edison's arrival -- escorted by Ford and President Hoover -- at Smiths Creek Station in Ford's Greenfield Village.

- October 21, 1929
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Henry Ford, Herbert Hoover, Thomas Edison, Lou Hoover, Clara Ford and Mina Edison Arrive for Light's Golden Jubilee
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an elaborate celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the date marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The day's festivities began with Edison's arrival -- escorted by Ford and President Hoover -- at Smiths Creek Station in Ford's Greenfield Village.