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- Kelvinator "Automatic Cook" Electric Range, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Kelvinator "Automatic Cook" Electric Range, circa 1950
- Veterans Hospital Dedication, Southfield and Outer Drive, Allen Park, Michigan, June 1939 - Clara and Henry Ford donated land in Allen Park, Michigan, for a veterans hospital. Ground was broken in 1937, and the facility opened two years later. Expanded multiple times after World War II, the hospital ultimately was replaced by an all-new facility in nearby Detroit in 1996. The original Allen Park VA Medical Center buildings were demolished starting in 2002.
- June 20, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Veterans Hospital Dedication, Southfield and Outer Drive, Allen Park, Michigan, June 1939
Clara and Henry Ford donated land in Allen Park, Michigan, for a veterans hospital. Ground was broken in 1937, and the facility opened two years later. Expanded multiple times after World War II, the hospital ultimately was replaced by an all-new facility in nearby Detroit in 1996. The original Allen Park VA Medical Center buildings were demolished starting in 2002.
- Entertainment at the Allen Park Veterans Hospital, March 1945 - Clara and Henry Ford donated land in Allen Park, Michigan, for a veterans hospital. Ground was broken in 1937, and the facility opened two years later. Expanded multiple times after World War II, the hospital ultimately was replaced by an all-new facility in nearby Detroit in 1996. The original Allen Park VA Medical Center buildings were demolished starting in 2002.
- March 08, 1945
- Collections - Artifact
Entertainment at the Allen Park Veterans Hospital, March 1945
Clara and Henry Ford donated land in Allen Park, Michigan, for a veterans hospital. Ground was broken in 1937, and the facility opened two years later. Expanded multiple times after World War II, the hospital ultimately was replaced by an all-new facility in nearby Detroit in 1996. The original Allen Park VA Medical Center buildings were demolished starting in 2002.
- Salon Chair, circa 1960 - Velma Truant (1928-2021) began her hairstyling career at the Detroit Hudson's department store salon in the late 1940s. When she left Hudson's in 1963 to care for her young daughter, Truant acquired this chair and a matching hair dryer and set up a salon in the basement of her Allen Park, Michigan, home. She served clients there until the early 1980s.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Salon Chair, circa 1960
Velma Truant (1928-2021) began her hairstyling career at the Detroit Hudson's department store salon in the late 1940s. When she left Hudson's in 1963 to care for her young daughter, Truant acquired this chair and a matching hair dryer and set up a salon in the basement of her Allen Park, Michigan, home. She served clients there until the early 1980s.
- Standing Hair Dryer, circa 1960 - Velma Truant (1928-2021) began her hairstyling career at the Detroit Hudson's department store salon in the late 1940s. When she left Hudson's in 1963 to care for her young daughter, Truant acquired this hair dryer and a matching chair and set up a salon in the basement of her Allen Park, Michigan, home. She served clients there until the early 1980s.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Standing Hair Dryer, circa 1960
Velma Truant (1928-2021) began her hairstyling career at the Detroit Hudson's department store salon in the late 1940s. When she left Hudson's in 1963 to care for her young daughter, Truant acquired this hair dryer and a matching chair and set up a salon in the basement of her Allen Park, Michigan, home. She served clients there until the early 1980s.
- High School Prom Dress, Worn by Charlene LePage, 1970 - Proms are a much-anticipated milestone for many teenagers. For teen girls especially, choosing the perfect dress is key to the experience. Charlene LePage of Allen Park, Michigan, bought her one-of-a-kind prom dress from a small Detroit boutique with the help of her mother. LePage added a shawl and shoes dyed to match when she attended her Junior Prom in the spring of 1970.
- 1970
- Collections - Artifact
High School Prom Dress, Worn by Charlene LePage, 1970
Proms are a much-anticipated milestone for many teenagers. For teen girls especially, choosing the perfect dress is key to the experience. Charlene LePage of Allen Park, Michigan, bought her one-of-a-kind prom dress from a small Detroit boutique with the help of her mother. LePage added a shawl and shoes dyed to match when she attended her Junior Prom in the spring of 1970.
- RCA "Chalfont" Console Television Receiver, 1956 -
- 1956
- Collections - Artifact
RCA "Chalfont" Console Television Receiver, 1956
- Henry Ford and Donald Addy Break Ground for Veterans Hospital, Allen Park, Michigan, July 27, 1937 - Clara and Henry Ford donated land in Allen Park, Michigan, for a veterans hospital. Ground was broken in 1937, and the facility opened two years later. Expanded multiple times after World War II, the hospital ultimately was replaced by an all-new facility in nearby Detroit in 1996. The original Allen Park VA Medical Center buildings were demolished starting in 2002.
- July 27, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford and Donald Addy Break Ground for Veterans Hospital, Allen Park, Michigan, July 27, 1937
Clara and Henry Ford donated land in Allen Park, Michigan, for a veterans hospital. Ground was broken in 1937, and the facility opened two years later. Expanded multiple times after World War II, the hospital ultimately was replaced by an all-new facility in nearby Detroit in 1996. The original Allen Park VA Medical Center buildings were demolished starting in 2002.
- Fordline Rd. Street Sign, 1920-1970 - Cities and towns inevitably had to figure out how to name their streets. Some named them on a numbering system, others after places and people -- like this sign from Allen Park, Michigan, commemorating Henry Ford.
- 1920-1970
- Collections - Artifact
Fordline Rd. Street Sign, 1920-1970
Cities and towns inevitably had to figure out how to name their streets. Some named them on a numbering system, others after places and people -- like this sign from Allen Park, Michigan, commemorating Henry Ford.
- Go-Go Boots, 1966-1967 - Go-go boots were white, low-heeled fashion boots introduced in the mid-1960s. Go-go boots were worn by dancers in nightclubs or on television shows such as "Hollywood a Go-Go"--shows teens watched for the live music, dancing, and hip fashions. Charlene LePage of Allen Park, Michigan, wore these go-go boots as young teen.
- 1966-1967
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Go-Go Boots, 1966-1967
Go-go boots were white, low-heeled fashion boots introduced in the mid-1960s. Go-go boots were worn by dancers in nightclubs or on television shows such as "Hollywood a Go-Go"--shows teens watched for the live music, dancing, and hip fashions. Charlene LePage of Allen Park, Michigan, wore these go-go boots as young teen.