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- Interior of Firestone Barn at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983 - In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and disassembly, workers shipped the structures' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. There, craftsmen recreated architectural elements of the barn that had been replaced or drastically altered over the years, made repairs, and reconstructed the building in time for its dedication on June 29, 1985.
- February 07, 1983
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Interior of Firestone Barn at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983
In 1983, Greenfield Village acquired the Firestone family's 19th-century farmhouse and barn in eastern Ohio. After careful documentation and disassembly, workers shipped the structures' original components to Dearborn, Michigan. There, craftsmen recreated architectural elements of the barn that had been replaced or drastically altered over the years, made repairs, and reconstructed the building in time for its dedication on June 29, 1985.
- Harvey Firestone, Jr, Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford. Leonard Firestone, Russell Firestone, Columbiana County, Ohio, September 16. 1936 -
- September 16, 1936
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Harvey Firestone, Jr, Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford. Leonard Firestone, Russell Firestone, Columbiana County, Ohio, September 16. 1936
- Harvey Firestone and Henry Ford at Firestone Farm, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1918 - Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone went on several camping trips as "vagabonds," a group that also included Thomas Edison and naturalist John Burroughs. In August 1918, Ford met Firestone at his old homestead near Columbiana, Ohio, (now in Greenfield Village) before joining Edison and Burroughs in Pittsburgh. The foursome then traveled through Appalachian Mountains for the next couple weeks.
- 1918
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Harvey Firestone and Henry Ford at Firestone Farm, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1918
Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone went on several camping trips as "vagabonds," a group that also included Thomas Edison and naturalist John Burroughs. In August 1918, Ford met Firestone at his old homestead near Columbiana, Ohio, (now in Greenfield Village) before joining Edison and Burroughs in Pittsburgh. The foursome then traveled through Appalachian Mountains for the next couple weeks.
- Aerial View of Firestone Farm at Its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, September 1935 -
- September 01, 1935
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Aerial View of Firestone Farm at Its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, September 1935
- Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, circa 1876 - Benjamin and Catherine Firestone raised their three children in this farmhouse, including future tire magnate Harvey Firestone. Originally located near Columbiana, Ohio, the 1828 house was updated in 1882 to appear more stylish and up-to-date. The Firestone farm, reinstalled in Greenfield Village in 1985, provided a tangible reminder of the close relationship between Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone.
- circa 1876
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Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, circa 1876
Benjamin and Catherine Firestone raised their three children in this farmhouse, including future tire magnate Harvey Firestone. Originally located near Columbiana, Ohio, the 1828 house was updated in 1882 to appear more stylish and up-to-date. The Firestone farm, reinstalled in Greenfield Village in 1985, provided a tangible reminder of the close relationship between Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone.
- Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, circa 1876 -
- circa 1876
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Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, circa 1876
- Firestone Farm Basement at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983 -
- February 07, 1983
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Firestone Farm Basement at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983
- Firestone Farm Basement at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983 -
- February 07, 1983
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Firestone Farm Basement at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983
- Views of the Basement at Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983 -
- February 07, 1983
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Views of the Basement at Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983
- Views of the Basement at Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983 -
- February 07, 1983
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Views of the Basement at Firestone Farm at its Original Site, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1983