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- Detroit & Mackinac Railway Caboose, circa 1912 - The caboose was the conductor's office, the crew's quarters, and -- from the elevated cupola -- a place to spot problems on the train. By the 1980s, the caboose was made obsolete by new technologies and smaller crews. This car served on Michigan's Detroit & Mackinac Railway, which operated a 200-mile route between Bay City and Cheboygan along the Lake Huron shoreline.
- circa 1912
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Detroit & Mackinac Railway Caboose, circa 1912
The caboose was the conductor's office, the crew's quarters, and -- from the elevated cupola -- a place to spot problems on the train. By the 1980s, the caboose was made obsolete by new technologies and smaller crews. This car served on Michigan's Detroit & Mackinac Railway, which operated a 200-mile route between Bay City and Cheboygan along the Lake Huron shoreline.
- Map, "Active Ford Plants in Upper Michigan," January 1945 - Through the 1940s, Ford Motor Company maintained significant facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Sawmills at Iron Mountain, Pequaming, L'Anse, and Alberta produced wood for car bodies. Another mill was planned at Munising but never put into production. Ford owned nearly the entire town of Big Bay and operated its inn as a summer retreat for company executives.
- January 01, 1945
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Map, "Active Ford Plants in Upper Michigan," January 1945
Through the 1940s, Ford Motor Company maintained significant facilities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Sawmills at Iron Mountain, Pequaming, L'Anse, and Alberta produced wood for car bodies. Another mill was planned at Munising but never put into production. Ford owned nearly the entire town of Big Bay and operated its inn as a summer retreat for company executives.
- Where to Fish In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, 1941 - Nestled between Lake Superior to the north and Lakes Huron and Michigan to the south, Michigan's Upper Peninsula features some 4,300 inland lakes and 12,000 miles of rivers and streams -- plentiful opportunities for fly fishing, bait fishing and trolling. This 1941 brochure provided prospective anglers with tips on where to fish in the region.
- 1941
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Where to Fish In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, 1941
Nestled between Lake Superior to the north and Lakes Huron and Michigan to the south, Michigan's Upper Peninsula features some 4,300 inland lakes and 12,000 miles of rivers and streams -- plentiful opportunities for fly fishing, bait fishing and trolling. This 1941 brochure provided prospective anglers with tips on where to fish in the region.
- Section of Submarine Cable Laid Between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, Michigan, 1918 - In July of 1918 a submarine telephone cable was laid between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, uniting Michigan's Northern and Southern Peninsulas. The 24,000-foot cable was capable of handling 21 simultaneous calls. After a successful installation, the crew onboard the cable-laying ship celebrated with toasts of grape juice due to Prohibition restrictions in Michigan.
- July 09, 1918
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Section of Submarine Cable Laid Between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, Michigan, 1918
In July of 1918 a submarine telephone cable was laid between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace, uniting Michigan's Northern and Southern Peninsulas. The 24,000-foot cable was capable of handling 21 simultaneous calls. After a successful installation, the crew onboard the cable-laying ship celebrated with toasts of grape juice due to Prohibition restrictions in Michigan.
- Copper Tray Presented to Henry Ford by Michigan's Upper Peninsula Ford Dealers, 1915-1945 - Henry Ford's corporate family was generous when it came to acknowledging their leader's enterprising and innovative strides forward. This tray was presented to Henry Ford by Michigan's Upper Peninsula Ford dealers. Ford first visited this beautiful country in the 1920s with a mind to incorporate its natural resources but returned many times to be recharged by the region's wild beauty.
- 1915-1945
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Copper Tray Presented to Henry Ford by Michigan's Upper Peninsula Ford Dealers, 1915-1945
Henry Ford's corporate family was generous when it came to acknowledging their leader's enterprising and innovative strides forward. This tray was presented to Henry Ford by Michigan's Upper Peninsula Ford dealers. Ford first visited this beautiful country in the 1920s with a mind to incorporate its natural resources but returned many times to be recharged by the region's wild beauty.
- Henry Ford Feeding Deer at Huron Mountain Club, Michigan, circa 1945 - Henry and Clara Ford found solace in the quiet country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In 1929-1930 they built a large cabin in the Huron Mountain Club, an exclusive resort on Lake Superior about 40 miles north of Marquette. When staying there, the Fords enjoyed feeding deer, hiking through the woods, and visiting the nearby village of Big Bay.
- circa 1945
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Henry Ford Feeding Deer at Huron Mountain Club, Michigan, circa 1945
Henry and Clara Ford found solace in the quiet country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In 1929-1930 they built a large cabin in the Huron Mountain Club, an exclusive resort on Lake Superior about 40 miles north of Marquette. When staying there, the Fords enjoyed feeding deer, hiking through the woods, and visiting the nearby village of Big Bay.
- Portrait of Henry Ford, circa 1915 - Henry Ford's career soared in 1915. Ford Motor Company built 534,108 Model Ts in the 1915-16 model year. The assembly line yielded ever-greater production gains. Ford himself had become a household name. But there were limits to Mr. Ford's abilities. His ill-conceived attempt to end World War I with his "Peace Ship" that December was a notable failure.
- circa 1915
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Portrait of Henry Ford, circa 1915
Henry Ford's career soared in 1915. Ford Motor Company built 534,108 Model Ts in the 1915-16 model year. The assembly line yielded ever-greater production gains. Ford himself had become a household name. But there were limits to Mr. Ford's abilities. His ill-conceived attempt to end World War I with his "Peace Ship" that December was a notable failure.
- Brockway Mountain Top, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, circa 1940 - Brockway Mountain Drive is a scenic highway on the Keweenaw Peninsula, which juts into Lake Superior from the northern tip of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The picturesque roadway, which was constructed during the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps, stretches just less than 9 miles and rises 1,320 feet above sea level.
- circa 1940
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Brockway Mountain Top, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, circa 1940
Brockway Mountain Drive is a scenic highway on the Keweenaw Peninsula, which juts into Lake Superior from the northern tip of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The picturesque roadway, which was constructed during the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps, stretches just less than 9 miles and rises 1,320 feet above sea level.
- Clara Ford Feeding a Deer at the Fords' Huron Mountain Club Home, circa 1945 - Henry and Clara Ford found solace in the quiet country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In 1929-1930 they built a large cabin in the Huron Mountain Club, an exclusive resort on Lake Superior about 40 miles north of Marquette. When staying there, the Fords enjoyed feeding deer, hiking through the woods, and visiting the nearby village of Big Bay.
- circa 1945
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Clara Ford Feeding a Deer at the Fords' Huron Mountain Club Home, circa 1945
Henry and Clara Ford found solace in the quiet country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In 1929-1930 they built a large cabin in the Huron Mountain Club, an exclusive resort on Lake Superior about 40 miles north of Marquette. When staying there, the Fords enjoyed feeding deer, hiking through the woods, and visiting the nearby village of Big Bay.
- 1924 Ford Motor Company Institutional Message Advertising Campaign, "For the People and Posterity" - In 1924-25 the Ford Motor Company ran a series of sixteen dramatic advertisements in the <EM>Saturday Evening Post</EM> and <EM>Country Gentleman</EM> magazines. Rather than promoting the Model T specifically, the ads aimed to convey the company's scale and philosophy. At the heart of this ad is a notion dear to modern environmentalists -- and long valued by farmers -- a denial of the very idea of "waste."
- 1924
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1924 Ford Motor Company Institutional Message Advertising Campaign, "For the People and Posterity"
In 1924-25 the Ford Motor Company ran a series of sixteen dramatic advertisements in the Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman magazines. Rather than promoting the Model T specifically, the ads aimed to convey the company's scale and philosophy. At the heart of this ad is a notion dear to modern environmentalists -- and long valued by farmers -- a denial of the very idea of "waste."