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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.
- Attendants Using Laboratory Test Sets at Southwestern Motor Sales, Lincoln Park, Michigan, September 1934 - In the mid-1930s, Ford Motor Company produced the affordable Ford Laboratory Test Set. Automobile mechanics rolled this portable diagnostic equipment to the vehicle, hooked up the unit, and checked the condition of the vehicle's engine or electrical performance. The unit detected problems quickly and eliminated guesswork -- saving time and money for both the customer and dealership.
- September 24, 1934
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Attendants Using Laboratory Test Sets at Southwestern Motor Sales, Lincoln Park, Michigan, September 1934
In the mid-1930s, Ford Motor Company produced the affordable Ford Laboratory Test Set. Automobile mechanics rolled this portable diagnostic equipment to the vehicle, hooked up the unit, and checked the condition of the vehicle's engine or electrical performance. The unit detected problems quickly and eliminated guesswork -- saving time and money for both the customer and dealership.
- Power House, Farm Repair Shop, and Sawmill, Richmond Hill, Georgia, July 1940 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Here, Ford dabbled in agricultural experimentation and in the late 1930s he built a winter residence. Ford also built a number of buildings to support his farming operations and the surrounding community. The sawmill supplied lumber from many of the buildings erected around Richmond Hill.
- July 31, 1940
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Power House, Farm Repair Shop, and Sawmill, Richmond Hill, Georgia, July 1940
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Here, Ford dabbled in agricultural experimentation and in the late 1930s he built a winter residence. Ford also built a number of buildings to support his farming operations and the surrounding community. The sawmill supplied lumber from many of the buildings erected around Richmond Hill.
- Harry S. Gould Company Ford Dealership, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, circa 1920 -
- August 02, 1920
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Harry S. Gould Company Ford Dealership, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, circa 1920
- A.F. Steiner Super Service Station at Harper and Harvard, Detroit, Michigan, August 1934 - As gasoline stations spread from downtowns to residential areas in the mid-1910s, oil companies were sensitive to residents' concerns about unsightly commercial buildings invading their neighborhoods. After all, the companies counted on those residents to become regular customers. Architects designed charming buildings, like this Spanish Mission style station, that were pleasing to the eye and complementary to a neighborhood's character.
- August 10, 1934
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A.F. Steiner Super Service Station at Harper and Harvard, Detroit, Michigan, August 1934
As gasoline stations spread from downtowns to residential areas in the mid-1910s, oil companies were sensitive to residents' concerns about unsightly commercial buildings invading their neighborhoods. After all, the companies counted on those residents to become regular customers. Architects designed charming buildings, like this Spanish Mission style station, that were pleasing to the eye and complementary to a neighborhood's character.
- Machine Shop at Bryant Motor Co., Boise, Idaho, 1914 -
- October 12, 1964
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Machine Shop at Bryant Motor Co., Boise, Idaho, 1914
- Men Restore a Vintage Steam Locomotive at the Ford Rouge Plant Locomotive Shop, April 1937 - Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant included a locomotive shop that employed as many as 475 people. These skilled workers maintained the Rouge's steam and diesel-electric locomotives, along with other heavy equipment. They also maintained locomotives of the Henry Ford-owned Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad, and they restored locomotives for Mr. Ford's Edison Institute museum.
- April 08, 1937
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Men Restore a Vintage Steam Locomotive at the Ford Rouge Plant Locomotive Shop, April 1937
Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant included a locomotive shop that employed as many as 475 people. These skilled workers maintained the Rouge's steam and diesel-electric locomotives, along with other heavy equipment. They also maintained locomotives of the Henry Ford-owned Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad, and they restored locomotives for Mr. Ford's Edison Institute museum.
- Junkers Diesel Engine at the Locomotive Shop, Ford Rouge Plant, 1937 - Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant included a locomotive shop that employed as many as 475 people. These skilled workers maintained the Rouge's steam and diesel-electric locomotives, along with other heavy equipment. They also maintained locomotives of the Henry Ford-owned Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad, and they restored locomotives for Mr. Ford's Edison Institute museum.
- May 10, 1937
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Junkers Diesel Engine at the Locomotive Shop, Ford Rouge Plant, 1937
Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant included a locomotive shop that employed as many as 475 people. These skilled workers maintained the Rouge's steam and diesel-electric locomotives, along with other heavy equipment. They also maintained locomotives of the Henry Ford-owned Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad, and they restored locomotives for Mr. Ford's Edison Institute museum.
- Mechanics Working in Ford Service Garage, View Showing Overhead Monorail and Repair Bench, Pontiac, Michigan, 1916 -
- October 27, 1916
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Mechanics Working in Ford Service Garage, View Showing Overhead Monorail and Repair Bench, Pontiac, Michigan, 1916
- Fordson Tractor Repair Class, Russia, 1926 - In 1926, Ford Motor Company sent a team of experts to Russia, at the request of the Soviet government, to advise on the continued maintenance of some 25,000 Fordson tractors imported there since 1920. The Ford team spent four months touring the country, training Soviet technicians and evaluating possibilities for Ford factories in Russia.
- 1926
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Fordson Tractor Repair Class, Russia, 1926
In 1926, Ford Motor Company sent a team of experts to Russia, at the request of the Soviet government, to advise on the continued maintenance of some 25,000 Fordson tractors imported there since 1920. The Ford team spent four months touring the country, training Soviet technicians and evaluating possibilities for Ford factories in Russia.