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- Mutual Electric & Machine Co. Electric Switch, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910 - Switches open or close an electrical circuit to turn things off or on. Knife switches, such as this one, were commonly used on power and lighting switchboards or connected to a motor or generator. This switch was used on Sugar Island in the Detroit River in the early 1900s. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides and other amenities.
- circa 1910
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Mutual Electric & Machine Co. Electric Switch, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910
Switches open or close an electrical circuit to turn things off or on. Knife switches, such as this one, were commonly used on power and lighting switchboards or connected to a motor or generator. This switch was used on Sugar Island in the Detroit River in the early 1900s. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides and other amenities.
- Meeting Minutes from the Dearborn Township Branch of the Equal Suffrage League of Wayne County, July 11, 1918 - Suffragists in the early 20th century joined local suffrage leagues and associations to advocate for women's right to vote. In July 1918, the Dearborn (Michigan) chapter of the Equal Suffrage League of Wayne County met to learn about organizing efforts and elect officials. Michigan suffragists worked tirelessly over the next few months to pass a state suffrage amendment.
- July 11, 1918
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Meeting Minutes from the Dearborn Township Branch of the Equal Suffrage League of Wayne County, July 11, 1918
Suffragists in the early 20th century joined local suffrage leagues and associations to advocate for women's right to vote. In July 1918, the Dearborn (Michigan) chapter of the Equal Suffrage League of Wayne County met to learn about organizing efforts and elect officials. Michigan suffragists worked tirelessly over the next few months to pass a state suffrage amendment.
- DT& I Railroad Crossing at Eureka Road, Wayne County, Michigan, 1924-1925 - One way to make a railroad crossing safer was to eliminate it altogether. Overpasses separated trains from automobiles, but they were expensive to build and required extensive regrading of either the railroad or the roadway -- and sometimes both. As a result, overpasses tended to be built only at the busiest crossings.
- 1924-1925
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DT& I Railroad Crossing at Eureka Road, Wayne County, Michigan, 1924-1925
One way to make a railroad crossing safer was to eliminate it altogether. Overpasses separated trains from automobiles, but they were expensive to build and required extensive regrading of either the railroad or the roadway -- and sometimes both. As a result, overpasses tended to be built only at the busiest crossings.
- Davenport Saddle Tank Switching Locomotive, 0-4-0 ST, 1922 - This locomotive was built for industrial switching service. Its gauge -- the width between its wheels -- is just two feet rather than the standard four feet, eight and one-half inches. Instead of using a conventional separate tender, the locomotive carried water in a tank set atop its boiler and coal in a bin on the left side of its cab.
- January 13, 1922
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Davenport Saddle Tank Switching Locomotive, 0-4-0 ST, 1922
This locomotive was built for industrial switching service. Its gauge -- the width between its wheels -- is just two feet rather than the standard four feet, eight and one-half inches. Instead of using a conventional separate tender, the locomotive carried water in a tank set atop its boiler and coal in a bin on the left side of its cab.
- Electric Switch, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910 - Switches open or close an electrical circuit to turn things off or on. Knife switches, such as this one, were commonly used on power and lighting switchboards or connected to a motor or generator. This switch was used on Sugar Island in the Detroit River in the early 1900s. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides and other amenities.
- circa 1910
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Electric Switch, Used on Sugar Island, Detroit River, Michigan, circa 1910
Switches open or close an electrical circuit to turn things off or on. Knife switches, such as this one, were commonly used on power and lighting switchboards or connected to a motor or generator. This switch was used on Sugar Island in the Detroit River in the early 1900s. The island's powerhouse provided electricity for a dancehall, amusement rides and other amenities.
- Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Wayne, Michigan, 1876 - In the 19th century, publishers produced atlases for counties all over the United States. One of the illustrations in this atlas is an aerial view of the William Ford Farm in Springwells Township -- now Dearborn, Michigan. Industrialist Henry Ford, William and Mary Ford's eldest son, was born in the farmhouse on July 30, 1863, and he grew up on this farm.
- 1876
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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Wayne, Michigan, 1876
In the 19th century, publishers produced atlases for counties all over the United States. One of the illustrations in this atlas is an aerial view of the William Ford Farm in Springwells Township -- now Dearborn, Michigan. Industrialist Henry Ford, William and Mary Ford's eldest son, was born in the farmhouse on July 30, 1863, and he grew up on this farm.
- Farm Residence of William Ford, from an 1876 Atlas of Wayne County, Michigan - In the 19th century, publishers produced atlases for counties all over the United States. One of the illustrations in this atlas is an aerial view of the William Ford Farm in Springwells Township -- now Dearborn, Michigan. Industrialist Henry Ford, William and Mary Ford's eldest son, was born in the farmhouse on July 30, 1863, and he grew up on this farm.
- November 20, 1939
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Farm Residence of William Ford, from an 1876 Atlas of Wayne County, Michigan
In the 19th century, publishers produced atlases for counties all over the United States. One of the illustrations in this atlas is an aerial view of the William Ford Farm in Springwells Township -- now Dearborn, Michigan. Industrialist Henry Ford, William and Mary Ford's eldest son, was born in the farmhouse on July 30, 1863, and he grew up on this farm.
- Instruction Ballot for Voters, General Election, November 8, 1960 - This instructional ballot informed or reminded voters of the Township of Grosse Ile and Wyandotte, Michigan, of the candidates running for national, state and local offices in the national election of 1960. The instructions also provided information about how to use a lever-type voting machine which was the standard way to cast a vote in the 1960s.
- November 08, 1960
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Instruction Ballot for Voters, General Election, November 8, 1960
This instructional ballot informed or reminded voters of the Township of Grosse Ile and Wyandotte, Michigan, of the candidates running for national, state and local offices in the national election of 1960. The instructions also provided information about how to use a lever-type voting machine which was the standard way to cast a vote in the 1960s.
- 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.
- "Waltz Road, South of New Boston, Before and After Improvement," Wayne County, Michigan, 1924-1925 - The establishment of the Michigan State Highway Department in 1905 made state funding available to local road commissions for improvements and repairs. Township and county road commissioners submitted reports highlighting the progress of "reward roads"--projects funded by the state. Wayne County's 1924-1925 report included these images showing a recently paved road in southeast Michigan.
- 1924-1925
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"Waltz Road, South of New Boston, Before and After Improvement," Wayne County, Michigan, 1924-1925
The establishment of the Michigan State Highway Department in 1905 made state funding available to local road commissions for improvements and repairs. Township and county road commissioners submitted reports highlighting the progress of "reward roads"--projects funded by the state. Wayne County's 1924-1925 report included these images showing a recently paved road in southeast Michigan.