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- Family Room Decorated for Christmas, Redford, Michigan, 1987 -
- December 01, 1987
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Family Room Decorated for Christmas, Redford, Michigan, 1987
- The Reminiscences of Fred Gleason - Historian Owen Bombard was hired by Ford Motor Company in 1950 to head an oral history project for the company's archives. Bombard interviewed more than 300 people who had known or worked with Henry Ford and Edsel Ford. Fred Gleason, interviewed in 1953, was a close friend of Henry's. His reminiscences provided details about Henry Ford's early years.
- May 28, 1953
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The Reminiscences of Fred Gleason
Historian Owen Bombard was hired by Ford Motor Company in 1950 to head an oral history project for the company's archives. Bombard interviewed more than 300 people who had known or worked with Henry Ford and Edsel Ford. Fred Gleason, interviewed in 1953, was a close friend of Henry's. His reminiscences provided details about Henry Ford's early years.
- Westinghouse Portable Steam Engine Powering Thresher at Gleason Farm, Redford Township, Michigan, October 3, 1923 - Until reliable internal combustion engines became available, farmers depended on portable steam engines. They were efficient and affordable, and when mounted on wheels or skids, horses could pull them from farm to farm. The small engines powered agricultural machinery like sawmills, corn shellers, or -- as seen here -- grain threshers.
- October 03, 1923
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Westinghouse Portable Steam Engine Powering Thresher at Gleason Farm, Redford Township, Michigan, October 3, 1923
Until reliable internal combustion engines became available, farmers depended on portable steam engines. They were efficient and affordable, and when mounted on wheels or skids, horses could pull them from farm to farm. The small engines powered agricultural machinery like sawmills, corn shellers, or -- as seen here -- grain threshers.
- Westinghouse Portable Steam Engine No. 345, Used by Henry Ford - Portable steam engines like this powered grain threshers, sawmills, or corn shellers. Horses pulled them from farm to farm. In 1882, 19-year-old Henry Ford was able to make this engine run well when an older man could not; his first accomplishment in the adult world. Thirty years later Ford tracked down the engine, bought it, and returned it to operating condition.
- circa 1881
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Westinghouse Portable Steam Engine No. 345, Used by Henry Ford
Portable steam engines like this powered grain threshers, sawmills, or corn shellers. Horses pulled them from farm to farm. In 1882, 19-year-old Henry Ford was able to make this engine run well when an older man could not; his first accomplishment in the adult world. Thirty years later Ford tracked down the engine, bought it, and returned it to operating condition.
- Young Girl Playing School with Dolls and a Peter Rabbit Stuffed Toy, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
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Young Girl Playing School with Dolls and a Peter Rabbit Stuffed Toy, circa 1920
- Prom Dress, Worn by Linda Detrick, 1960 -
- May 13, 1960
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Prom Dress, Worn by Linda Detrick, 1960
- Diary of Joshua A. Clayton from March 21, 1845 to January 31, 1847 - Joshua Anderson Clayton chronicled nearly two years of his life in this personal diary from the 1840s. Clayton was a minister who served congregations in Plymouth, Nankin, Northville, and other southeast Michigan communities. His diary recounts the baptisms, weddings, and funerals he officiated and sermon scriptures he selected. Other events, such as important local elections and trials, also appear in his writings.
- 1845-1847
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Diary of Joshua A. Clayton from March 21, 1845 to January 31, 1847
Joshua Anderson Clayton chronicled nearly two years of his life in this personal diary from the 1840s. Clayton was a minister who served congregations in Plymouth, Nankin, Northville, and other southeast Michigan communities. His diary recounts the baptisms, weddings, and funerals he officiated and sermon scriptures he selected. Other events, such as important local elections and trials, also appear in his writings.