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- Port Huron Steam Traction Engine, "Longfellow," 1916 - The late 19th to early 20th centuries saw huge steam engines like this used for threshing grain. They could move over the roads under their own power. Individual farmers generally did not own such machines. Rather, men made a business of moving from farm to farm, threshing grain during harvest time. Joseph Freund of Westphalia, Michigan, bought this machine in 1917 and used it to power a Port Huron "Rusher" thresher-separator in Clinton and Ionia Counties, Michigan.
- December 22, 1916
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Port Huron Steam Traction Engine, "Longfellow," 1916
The late 19th to early 20th centuries saw huge steam engines like this used for threshing grain. They could move over the roads under their own power. Individual farmers generally did not own such machines. Rather, men made a business of moving from farm to farm, threshing grain during harvest time. Joseph Freund of Westphalia, Michigan, bought this machine in 1917 and used it to power a Port Huron "Rusher" thresher-separator in Clinton and Ionia Counties, Michigan.
- Old Stage House, Clinton, Mich., November 7, 1909 - This "Old Stage House," constructed 1831-2 in Clinton, Michigan, was originally a stagecoach stop on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In 1927, Henry Ford purchased the building from resident Ella Smith -- the daughter of Walter Smith, who had run the hostelry as Smith's Hotel between 1868 and 1896. Moved to Greenfield Village, the restored and renamed Clinton Inn opened in 1929.
- November 07, 1908
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Old Stage House, Clinton, Mich., November 7, 1909
This "Old Stage House," constructed 1831-2 in Clinton, Michigan, was originally a stagecoach stop on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In 1927, Henry Ford purchased the building from resident Ella Smith -- the daughter of Walter Smith, who had run the hostelry as Smith's Hotel between 1868 and 1896. Moved to Greenfield Village, the restored and renamed Clinton Inn opened in 1929.
- Eagle Tavern at Its Original Site, Clinton, Michigan, circa 1905 - Ella Smith's family owned the Clinton, Michigan, Eagle Tavern--which they renamed Smith's Hotel--from 1868 to 1927. The hotel closed in the 1890s. When Ella posed for this photo about 1910, she still lived in the tavern, giving piano lessons and taking in boarders to earn a living. Henry Ford moved the building to Greenfield Village in the late 1920s.
- circa 1905
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Eagle Tavern at Its Original Site, Clinton, Michigan, circa 1905
Ella Smith's family owned the Clinton, Michigan, Eagle Tavern--which they renamed Smith's Hotel--from 1868 to 1927. The hotel closed in the 1890s. When Ella posed for this photo about 1910, she still lived in the tavern, giving piano lessons and taking in boarders to earn a living. Henry Ford moved the building to Greenfield Village in the late 1920s.
- Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, February 1925 - This building was constructed in 1831-2 as a stagecoach stop in Clinton, Michigan, on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In the early 1900s, during its use as a private residence, the former hotel and tavern fell into disrepair. Henry Ford purchased the badly deteriorated structure in 1927, relocated it to Greenfield Village, and restored it as the Clinton Inn (later Eagle Tavern).
- February 01, 1925
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Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, February 1925
This building was constructed in 1831-2 as a stagecoach stop in Clinton, Michigan, on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In the early 1900s, during its use as a private residence, the former hotel and tavern fell into disrepair. Henry Ford purchased the badly deteriorated structure in 1927, relocated it to Greenfield Village, and restored it as the Clinton Inn (later Eagle Tavern).
- Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, February 1925 - This building was constructed in 1831-2 as a stagecoach stop in Clinton, Michigan, on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In the early 1900s, during its use as a private residence, the former hotel and tavern fell into disrepair. Henry Ford purchased the badly deteriorated structure in 1927, relocated it to Greenfield Village, and restored it as the Clinton Inn (later Eagle Tavern).
- February 01, 1925
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Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, February 1925
This building was constructed in 1831-2 as a stagecoach stop in Clinton, Michigan, on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In the early 1900s, during its use as a private residence, the former hotel and tavern fell into disrepair. Henry Ford purchased the badly deteriorated structure in 1927, relocated it to Greenfield Village, and restored it as the Clinton Inn (later Eagle Tavern).
- Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, February 1925 - This building was constructed in 1831-2 as a stagecoach stop in Clinton, Michigan, on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In the early 1900s, during its use as a private residence, the former hotel and tavern fell into disrepair. Henry Ford purchased the badly deteriorated structure in 1927, relocated it to Greenfield Village, and restored it as the Clinton Inn (later Eagle Tavern).
- February 01, 1925
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Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, February 1925
This building was constructed in 1831-2 as a stagecoach stop in Clinton, Michigan, on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In the early 1900s, during its use as a private residence, the former hotel and tavern fell into disrepair. Henry Ford purchased the badly deteriorated structure in 1927, relocated it to Greenfield Village, and restored it as the Clinton Inn (later Eagle Tavern).
- Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, February 1925 - This building was constructed in 1831-2 as a stagecoach stop in Clinton, Michigan, on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In the early 1900s, during its use as a private residence, the former hotel and tavern fell into disrepair. Henry Ford purchased the badly deteriorated structure in 1927, relocated it to Greenfield Village, and restored it as the Clinton Inn (later Eagle Tavern).
- February 01, 1925
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Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, February 1925
This building was constructed in 1831-2 as a stagecoach stop in Clinton, Michigan, on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In the early 1900s, during its use as a private residence, the former hotel and tavern fell into disrepair. Henry Ford purchased the badly deteriorated structure in 1927, relocated it to Greenfield Village, and restored it as the Clinton Inn (later Eagle Tavern).
- Exterior of Eagle Tavern at its Original Site, Clinton, Michigan, circa 1925 - This building was constructed in 1831-2 as a stagecoach stop in Clinton, Michigan, on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In the early 1900s, during its use as a private residence, the former hotel and tavern fell into disrepair. Henry Ford purchased the badly deteriorated structure in 1927, relocated it to Greenfield Village, and restored it as the Clinton Inn (later Eagle Tavern).
- circa 1925
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Exterior of Eagle Tavern at its Original Site, Clinton, Michigan, circa 1925
This building was constructed in 1831-2 as a stagecoach stop in Clinton, Michigan, on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In the early 1900s, during its use as a private residence, the former hotel and tavern fell into disrepair. Henry Ford purchased the badly deteriorated structure in 1927, relocated it to Greenfield Village, and restored it as the Clinton Inn (later Eagle Tavern).
- Views of Clinton, Michigan, Including Eagle Tavern, circa 1925 - This tavern, constructed 1831-2 in Clinton, Michigan, was originally a stagecoach stop on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In 1927, Henry Ford purchased the run-down building from resident Ella Smith -- the daughter of Walter Smith, who had run the hostelry as Smith's Hotel between 1868 and 1896. Moved to Greenfield Village, the restored and renamed Clinton Inn opened in 1929.
- circa 1925
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Views of Clinton, Michigan, Including Eagle Tavern, circa 1925
This tavern, constructed 1831-2 in Clinton, Michigan, was originally a stagecoach stop on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In 1927, Henry Ford purchased the run-down building from resident Ella Smith -- the daughter of Walter Smith, who had run the hostelry as Smith's Hotel between 1868 and 1896. Moved to Greenfield Village, the restored and renamed Clinton Inn opened in 1929.
- Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, circa 1925 - This tavern, constructed 1831-2 in Clinton, Michigan, was originally a stagecoach stop on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In 1927, Henry Ford purchased the run-down building from resident Ella Smith -- the daughter of Walter Smith, who had run the hostelry as Smith's Hotel between 1868 and 1896. Moved to Greenfield Village, the restored and renamed Clinton Inn opened in 1929.
- circa 1925
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Eagle Tavern in Clinton, Michigan, circa 1925
This tavern, constructed 1831-2 in Clinton, Michigan, was originally a stagecoach stop on the Detroit-to-Chicago road. In 1927, Henry Ford purchased the run-down building from resident Ella Smith -- the daughter of Walter Smith, who had run the hostelry as Smith's Hotel between 1868 and 1896. Moved to Greenfield Village, the restored and renamed Clinton Inn opened in 1929.