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- Swimming Pool inside Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1951 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new house. In 1916, the couple moved into their newly constructed 31,000-square-foot home. The mansion contained 56 rooms including seven bedrooms, fifteen baths, and other standard living spaces. The Fords also had a bowling alley and swimming pool installed.
- April 27, 1951
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Swimming Pool inside Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, 1951
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new house. In 1916, the couple moved into their newly constructed 31,000-square-foot home. The mansion contained 56 rooms including seven bedrooms, fifteen baths, and other standard living spaces. The Fords also had a bowling alley and swimming pool installed.
- Edison Institute School Students in Swimming Pool in Education Building (Lovett Hall), January 1938 - Lovett Hall, located on the campus of The Henry Ford and originally called the Recreation or Education Building, was built for various purposes. It contained a library, classrooms, gymnasium, and even a swimming pool (seen here) for Henry Ford's school system. The building also housed a ballroom for Henry Ford's "Old Time" dancing parties.
- January 06, 1938
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Edison Institute School Students in Swimming Pool in Education Building (Lovett Hall), January 1938
Lovett Hall, located on the campus of The Henry Ford and originally called the Recreation or Education Building, was built for various purposes. It contained a library, classrooms, gymnasium, and even a swimming pool (seen here) for Henry Ford's school system. The building also housed a ballroom for Henry Ford's "Old Time" dancing parties.
- Edison Institute School Students in Swimming Pool at Lovett Hall, 1938 - Lovett Hall, located on the campus of The Henry Ford and originally called the Recreation or Education Building, was built for various purposes. It contained a library, classrooms, gymnasium, and even a swimming pool (seen here) for Henry Ford's school system. The building also housed a ballroom for Henry Ford's "Old Time" dancing parties.
- January 06, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Edison Institute School Students in Swimming Pool at Lovett Hall, 1938
Lovett Hall, located on the campus of The Henry Ford and originally called the Recreation or Education Building, was built for various purposes. It contained a library, classrooms, gymnasium, and even a swimming pool (seen here) for Henry Ford's school system. The building also housed a ballroom for Henry Ford's "Old Time" dancing parties.
- Swimming Pool at Fordlandia, Brazil, 1930-1940 - Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.
- 1930-1940
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Swimming Pool at Fordlandia, Brazil, 1930-1940
Henry Ford established Fordlandia and Belterra in the Brazilian rainforest to supply rubber for automobile production. He began shipping machinery and supplies to the Amazon in 1928. Ford paid the indigenous workers good wages and supplied various amenities -- he also imposed foreign work traditions and behavioral restrictions which the workers resented. The plantations failed and Ford Motor Company disposed of the project in 1945.