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- Letter from J. C. Freeman to E. G. Liebold Concerning Repair of Henry Ford's Amati Violin, January 19, 1935 - Rudolph Wurlitzer, a violin dealer and musical instrument manufacturer, had helped Ford acquire his Italian-made classical violins during the 1920s and kept them in good repair for the industrialist. Jay C. Freeman was the Wurlitzer Company's violin expert who handled the repairs. In this letter, Freeman mentions Grisha Goluboff, a young violinist to whom Ford had lent his 1703 Stradivari violin.
- January 19, 1935
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Letter from J. C. Freeman to E. G. Liebold Concerning Repair of Henry Ford's Amati Violin, January 19, 1935
Rudolph Wurlitzer, a violin dealer and musical instrument manufacturer, had helped Ford acquire his Italian-made classical violins during the 1920s and kept them in good repair for the industrialist. Jay C. Freeman was the Wurlitzer Company's violin expert who handled the repairs. In this letter, Freeman mentions Grisha Goluboff, a young violinist to whom Ford had lent his 1703 Stradivari violin.
- Letter from Sidney Hougton to E.G. Liebold, December 2, 1922 - Sidney Houghton, a London-based interior designer, met Henry Ford during World War I. Houghton worked on Ford's "Eagle Boats," supplied to the U.S. and British Navies. Following the War, Henry and Clara Ford commissioned Houghton to create a variety of interiors for their home and other projects. This letter references work proposed for Fair Lane, the Fords' home in Dearborn, Michigan.
- December 02, 1922
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Letter from Sidney Hougton to E.G. Liebold, December 2, 1922
Sidney Houghton, a London-based interior designer, met Henry Ford during World War I. Houghton worked on Ford's "Eagle Boats," supplied to the U.S. and British Navies. Following the War, Henry and Clara Ford commissioned Houghton to create a variety of interiors for their home and other projects. This letter references work proposed for Fair Lane, the Fords' home in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Signatures of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Other Business Associates, 1922 - Like the Walt Disney Company, Ford Motor Company's logo features its founder's name in a flowing script. Also like Disney, Ford's logo isn't a direct copy of its founder's handwriting. C. Harold Wills, a Ford engineer and a former letterpress printer, created the distinctive logo script with his typesetting kit in 1906. Henry Ford's actual signature is seen here.
- February 16, 1922
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Signatures of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Other Business Associates, 1922
Like the Walt Disney Company, Ford Motor Company's logo features its founder's name in a flowing script. Also like Disney, Ford's logo isn't a direct copy of its founder's handwriting. C. Harold Wills, a Ford engineer and a former letterpress printer, created the distinctive logo script with his typesetting kit in 1906. Henry Ford's actual signature is seen here.
- Letter from Percival Dodge to Ernest Liebold regarding Invitation to Light's Golden Jubilee, October 14, 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 event marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. Organizers invited some 500 distinguished guests. Limited seating precluded bringing wives to the gala, a misunderstanding noted in this correspondence.
- October 21, 1929
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Letter from Percival Dodge to Ernest Liebold regarding Invitation to Light's Golden Jubilee, October 14, 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 event marked the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. Organizers invited some 500 distinguished guests. Limited seating precluded bringing wives to the gala, a misunderstanding noted in this correspondence.
- Ford Motor Company Executive Ernest G. Liebold with Albert Einstein, 1941 - Ernest Liebold served as Henry Ford's executive secretary from about 1913 to 1933. He administered nearly all of Mr. Ford's personal business outside of Ford Motor Company. Liebold handled Mr. Ford's correspondence, paid his bills, and managed many of his special projects. Liebold posed with celebrated physicist Albert Einstein for this photo in 1941.
- 1941
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Ford Motor Company Executive Ernest G. Liebold with Albert Einstein, 1941
Ernest Liebold served as Henry Ford's executive secretary from about 1913 to 1933. He administered nearly all of Mr. Ford's personal business outside of Ford Motor Company. Liebold handled Mr. Ford's correspondence, paid his bills, and managed many of his special projects. Liebold posed with celebrated physicist Albert Einstein for this photo in 1941.
- Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923 - Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- December 15, 1923
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Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Executives at Opening of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad's Flat Rock Cut-Off, December 15, 1923
Henry Ford purchased the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and spent some $15 million improving its physical plant. Among the largest projects was the construction of a new line from Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge factory. The 15-mile Flat Rock Cut-Off gave the DT&I a direct route to Dearborn.
- Portrait of Ernest G. Liebold, April 1925 - Ernest Liebold served as Henry Ford's executive secretary from 1913 to 1933. He administered nearly all of Mr. Ford's personal business outside of Ford Motor Company. Liebold handled Mr. Ford's correspondence, paid his bills, and managed many of his special projects. Liebold managed the <em>Dearborn Independent</em> newspaper when Mr. Ford owned it, and he approved its notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles.
- April 16, 1925
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Portrait of Ernest G. Liebold, April 1925
Ernest Liebold served as Henry Ford's executive secretary from 1913 to 1933. He administered nearly all of Mr. Ford's personal business outside of Ford Motor Company. Liebold handled Mr. Ford's correspondence, paid his bills, and managed many of his special projects. Liebold managed the Dearborn Independent newspaper when Mr. Ford owned it, and he approved its notoriously anti-Semitic editorials and articles.
- Correspondence regarding Patrick J. Culhane and the Diorama He Created and Gave to Henry Ford, June 1915-March 1922 -
- 15 June 1915-20 March 1922
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Correspondence regarding Patrick J. Culhane and the Diorama He Created and Gave to Henry Ford, June 1915-March 1922
- Correspondence between E.G. Liebold and P.E. Martin regarding Light's Golden Jubilee Banquet Painting - 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 asking them to indicate on an enclosed diagram where they sat and for a photograph so that their image could be included in the painting. P.E. Martin tried to remember his exact location, but only gave an approximation.
- October 21, 1929
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Correspondence between E.G. Liebold and P.E. Martin regarding Light's Golden Jubilee Banquet Painting
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 asking them to indicate on an enclosed diagram where they sat and for a photograph so that their image could be included in the painting. P.E. Martin tried to remember his exact location, but only gave an approximation.
- Receipt for Felt Purchased by Henry Ford Estate, January 1918 -
- 06 December 1915-13 January 1918
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Receipt for Felt Purchased by Henry Ford Estate, January 1918