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- Donation of the Millionth Bendix Washing Machine Manufactured to Henry Ford Museum, October 1947 -
- October 01, 1947
- Collections - Artifact
Donation of the Millionth Bendix Washing Machine Manufactured to Henry Ford Museum, October 1947
- Proposed Layout for Henry Ford Museum Collections Exhibits, 1930-1935 -
- 1930-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Proposed Layout for Henry Ford Museum Collections Exhibits, 1930-1935
- Fred Smith, March 1939 - Fred Smith became superintendent of the Edison Institute museum -- today's Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation -- about 1934. Despite Smith's title, ultimate authority for the museum's collections and exhibits remained with Henry Ford. Smith took greater control as Ford's health declined in the mid-1940s. Smith retired from the Edison Institute in 1949.
- March 22, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Fred Smith, March 1939
Fred Smith became superintendent of the Edison Institute museum -- today's Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation -- about 1934. Despite Smith's title, ultimate authority for the museum's collections and exhibits remained with Henry Ford. Smith took greater control as Ford's health declined in the mid-1940s. Smith retired from the Edison Institute in 1949.
- Letter from Walter Dorwin Teague to Fred Smith regarding Designing a Rest Bench for Henry Ford Museum, August 22, 1939 -
- August 22, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Walter Dorwin Teague to Fred Smith regarding Designing a Rest Bench for Henry Ford Museum, August 22, 1939
- Letter from Walter Dorwin Teague to Fred Smith regarding Designing a Rest Bench for Henry Ford Museum, October 3, 1939 -
- October 03, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Walter Dorwin Teague to Fred Smith regarding Designing a Rest Bench for Henry Ford Museum, October 3, 1939
- Luncheon Meeting at Eagle Tavern, Greenfield Village, circa 1931 - When Henry Ford restored the Clinton Inn in 1929, he installed a modern kitchen and added a large dining room to serve students of the Greenfield Village schools. Here, members of Ford's staff have lunch in the Clinton Inn dining room. Henry Ford relied especially on this group of employees to help oversee the schools and museum and village operations.
- circa 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Luncheon Meeting at Eagle Tavern, Greenfield Village, circa 1931
When Henry Ford restored the Clinton Inn in 1929, he installed a modern kitchen and added a large dining room to serve students of the Greenfield Village schools. Here, members of Ford's staff have lunch in the Clinton Inn dining room. Henry Ford relied especially on this group of employees to help oversee the schools and museum and village operations.